Microbial electrolysis contribution to anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge, leading to accelerated methane production

Renewable Energy

Volumn 91, Issue , 2016, Pages 334-339

  Liu, Wenzong ^a   Cai, Weiwei ^b   Guo, Zechong ^b   Wang, Ling ^b   Yang, Chunxue ^b   Varrone, Cristiano ^c   Wang, Aijie ^a,b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bio electron; Energy recovery; Methanogenesis; Microbial electrolysis AD reactor; Waste activated sludge

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ELECTROLYSIS; METHANE;

BALANCE CALCULATION; COMPLEX ORGANIC MATTERS; ENERGY RECOVERY; METHANE PRODUCTION; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ELECTROLYSIS AD REACTOR; SLUDGE FERMENTATION; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; DIGESTIBILITY; ELECTRON; FERMENTATION; METHANE; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 84959263510     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.01.082     Document Type: Article

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