Metals removal and recovery in bioelectrochemical systems: A review

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 195, Issue , 2015, Pages 102-114

  Nancharaiah, Y V ^a,b   Venkata Mohan, S ^c   Lens, P N L ^b,d  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioelectrochemical treatment (BET); Biorecovery; Heavy metals; Microbial fuel cells; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; MERCURY (METAL); METAL IONS; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; RECOVERY; RIVER POLLUTION; SILVER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENTS (BET); BIORECOVERY; CATHODIC REDUCTIONS; IN-SITU BIOREMEDIATION; METALLURGICAL WASTE; REMOVAL AND RECOVERIES; TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

METAL; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOENERGY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; METALS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84945442633     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.06.058     Document Type: Review

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