Microbial fuel cells to recover heavy metals

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 483-494

  Mathuriya, Abhilasha Singh ^a   Yakhmi, J V ^b  

^a ANAND ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^b HOMI BHABHA NATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Bioelectricity; Heavy metals; Metal recovery; Microbial fuel cells; Waste treatment; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; HEAVY METALS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANODE CHAMBERS; BIOELECTRO-CATALYSIS; CATHODE CHAMBERS; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; ENERGY; HOUSEHOLD APPLICATIONS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METALS IONS; METALS RECOVERIES; MICROBIALS;

MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84911808351     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-014-0474-2     Document Type: Review

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