A microbial fuel cell equipped with a biocathode for organic removal and denitrification
Copyright IWA Publishing 2008.
| Publié dans: | Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research. - 1986. - 58(2008), 4 vom: 07., Seite 881-5 |
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| Format: | Article en ligne |
| Langue: | English |
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2008
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| Accès à la collection: | Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research |
| Sujets: | Journal Article Nitrites Organic Chemicals |
| Résumé: | Copyright IWA Publishing 2008. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are a promising anaerobic technology but they are limited by the high cost of the catalyst used at the cathode (typically platinum). In this study, we designed a novel type of two-chambered MFC wherein an autoheterotrophic denitrifying biofilm replaced the costly catalyst on the cathode surface. Micro-organisms performed denitrification by using electrons supplied by bacteria oxidizing domestic wastewater and acetate as substrates in the anode chamber. This two-chambered MFC equipped with a biocathode generated during more than 1.5 month up to 9.4 mW m(-2) of anode surface or 0.19 W m(-3) of anode chamber volume, while removing over 65% of COD, 84% of total nitrogen and nearly 30% of suspended solids with domestic wastewater as a substrate, and nearly 95% of acetate in the subsequent experiments |
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| Description: | Date Completed 26.01.2009 Date Revised 08.09.2008 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0273-1223 |
| DOI: | 10.2166/wst.2008.343 |