Enhanced power generation and energy conversion of sewage sludge by CEA-microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 166, Issue , 2014, Pages 229-234

  Abourached, Carole ^a   Lesnik, Keaton Larson ^a   Liu, Hong ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Cloth electrode assembly; Fermentation; Microbial fuel cell; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ELECTRODES; FERMENTATION; METHANE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENERGY COST; ENERGY RESERVES; GENERATE ELECTRICITY; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; POWER DENSITIES; PRE-TREATMENT; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; SECONDARY PROCESS;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; EFFLUENT; ELECTRODE; FERMENTATION; FUEL CELL; METHANE; POWER GENERATION; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY COST; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOENERGY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; EVALUATION STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE;

SEWAGE;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; ELECTRODES; FERMENTATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEWAGE;

EID: 84901990073     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.05.027     Document Type: Article

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