Evaluation of electricity generation from ultrasonic and heat/alkaline pretreatment of different sludge types using microbial fuel cells

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 165, Issue C, 2014, Pages 21-26

  Oh, Sang Eun ^a   Yoon, Joung Yee ^b   Gurung, Anup ^a   Kim, Dong Jin ^b  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

COD removal; Electricity generation; Heat alkali sludge pretreatment; Microbial fuel cell; Ultrasonic sludge pretreatment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FUEL CELLS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

COD REMOVAL; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; LINEARLY PROPORTIONAL; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (MFCS); MUNICIPAL SEWAGE SLUDGE; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SLUDGE PRETREATMENT;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALKALI; GLUCOSE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SEWAGE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOENERGY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON; HEAT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; ULTRASOUND; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACETATES; ALKALIES; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRONS; GLUCOSE; HOT TEMPERATURE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SEWAGE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; ULTRASONICS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84922487693     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.03.018     Document Type: Article

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