Photoelectrochemical cell for simultaneous electricity generation and heavy metals recovery from wastewater

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 323, Issue , 2017, Pages 681-689

  Wang, Dawei ^a   Li, Yi ^a   Li Puma, Gianluca ^b   Lianos, Panagiotis ^c   Wang, Chao ^a   Wang, Peifang ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Electricity generation; Heavy metals reduction; Photoelectrochemical cell; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CATHODES; CHROMIUM; COPPER; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; LEAD ACID BATTERIES; LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METAL IONS; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYOLS; RECOVERY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CATHODIC REDUCTIONS; DISSOLVED METAL IONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRON-HOLE GENERATION; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; PHOTOGENERATED HOLES; POLY(PROPYLENE GLYCOL);

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CHROMIUM; COPOLYMER; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MACROGOL; POLOXAMER; SILVER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE;

CHROMIUM; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; HEAVY METAL; ION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CURRENT DENSITY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; METAL RECOVERY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELL; REDUCTION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84996644395     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.10.037     Document Type: Article

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