Microbial fuel cell-a self-powered wastewater electrolyser for electrocoagulation
Microbial fuel cell-a self-powered wastewater electrolyser for electrocoagulation
This abstract describes the suitability of the Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) for generation of electrical power with a simultaneous synthesis of active catholyte in the form of caustic solution. The active solution was a product of self-powered electrolysis inside a MFC reactor, utilizing wastewater with a sodium acetate as a carbon source. Catholyte solution that has been actively synthesized was harvested and used for precipitation of heavy metals showing its suitability for use in electro-coagulation (electro-flocculation).
Electro-flocculation, Electrolysis, Metal recovery, Microbial fuel cell
115-116
Gajda, I.
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Stinchcombe, A.
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Greenman, J.
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Melhuish, C.
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Ieropoulos, Ioannis
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2015
Gajda, I.
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Stinchcombe, A.
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Greenman, J.
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Melhuish, C.
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Ieropoulos, Ioannis
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Gajda, I., Stinchcombe, A., Greenman, J., Melhuish, C. and Ieropoulos, Ioannis
(2015)
Microbial fuel cell-a self-powered wastewater electrolyser for electrocoagulation.
Barchiesi, Chiara, Chianella, Michela and Cigolotti, Viviana
(eds.)
In Proceedings of the 6th European Fuel Cell - Piero Lunghi Conference, EFC 2015.
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This abstract describes the suitability of the Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) for generation of electrical power with a simultaneous synthesis of active catholyte in the form of caustic solution. The active solution was a product of self-powered electrolysis inside a MFC reactor, utilizing wastewater with a sodium acetate as a carbon source. Catholyte solution that has been actively synthesized was harvested and used for precipitation of heavy metals showing its suitability for use in electro-coagulation (electro-flocculation).
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Published date: 2015
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The authors would like to thank the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) UK for funding this work through the project with grant no. EP/I004653/1 and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, grant number OPP1094890.
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6th European Fuel Cell Technology and Applications Conference - Piero Lunghi Conference, EFC 2015, , Naples, Italy, 2015-12-16 - 2015-12-18
Keywords:
Electro-flocculation, Electrolysis, Metal recovery, Microbial fuel cell
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I. Gajda
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A. Stinchcombe
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J. Greenman
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C. Melhuish
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Chiara Barchiesi
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Michela Chianella
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Viviana Cigolotti
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