Wastewater treatment in microbial fuel cells - An overview

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 122, Issue , 2016, Pages 287-307

  Gude, Veera Gnaneswar ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Bioelectrochemical systems; Bioenergy; Microbial fuel cell; Source separation; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUEL CELLS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LIFE CYCLE; METAL RECOVERY; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RECLAMATION; SANITATION; SEWAGE; SOURCE SEPARATION; SUBSTRATES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; BIO-ENERGY; COMPREHENSIVE WASTEWATERS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SURFACE AND GROUND WATERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 84959479200     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.022     Document Type: Review

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