Source-separated urine opens golden opportunities for microbial electrochemical technologies

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 214-220

  Ledezma, Pablo ^a   Kuntke, Philipp ^b   Buisman, Cees J N ^b,c   Keller, Jürg ^a   Freguia, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Microbial electrochemical system; Microbial electrolysis cell; Microbial fuel cell; Nutrient recovery; Source separated urine; Water energy nutrients nexus

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NUTRIENTS; RECOVERY; REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS; SEPARATION;

DECENTRALISED SYSTEMS; ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROBIAL ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; NUTRIENT RECOVERY; SOURCE-SEPARATED URINE; TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS; WATER ENERGY;

SOURCE SEPARATION;

FERTILIZER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN; MACRONUTRIENT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; URBAN AREA; URINALYSIS; WASTE WATER; CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; RECYCLING; URINE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; FERTILIZERS; HUMANS; RECYCLING; URINE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84940364621     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: 18793096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.01.007     Document Type: Review

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