Bio-cathode materials evaluation and configuration optimization for power output of vertical subsurface flow constructed wetland - Microbial fuel cell systems

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 166, Issue , 2014, Pages 575-583

  Liu, Shentan ^a   Song, Hailiang ^a   Wei, Size ^a   Yang, Fei ^b   Li, Xianning ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Microbial fuel cell; Power density; Rhizosphere effect; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SOILS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WETLANDS;

CAPILLARY WATER ABSORPTION; CONFIGURATION OPTIMIZATION; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; POWER DENSITIES; RHIZOSPHERE EFFECTS; VERTICAL SUBSURFACE FLOWS; VERTICAL SUBSURFACE-FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLAND;

CATHODES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOMATERIAL; CARBON; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; STAINLESS STEEL;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OPTIMIZATION; SUBSTRATE; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SURFACE AREA;

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER FLOW; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BIOENERGY; BIOREACTOR; ENERGY CONSERVATION; EVALUATION STUDY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROCEDURES; WETLAND;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ELECTRODES; KINETICS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WETLANDS;

EID: 84904020907     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.05.104     Document Type: Article

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