Pilot-scale bioelectrochemical reactors for urine treatment and resource recovery

Walter, Xavier Alexis, You, Jiseon, Madrid, Elena, Gajda, Iwona, Greenman, John and Ieropoulos, Ioannis A. (2022) Pilot-scale bioelectrochemical reactors for urine treatment and resource recovery. In, Novel Approaches towards Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery Technologies. Elsevier, pp. 447-470. (doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-90627-2.00025-3).

Abstract

Although first presented by M.C. Potter in 1911, bioelectrochemical systems have essentially only received increased attention in the last 30 years. This is primarily due to the technology’s multi-functional properties such as generating electrical current, producing hydrogen gas, enabling the recycling of nutrients, mineralising organic matter, or killing pathogens. In a world facing the urgent need for developing a sustainable society, such technology appears as an essential element of a diversified biotechnological portfolio. Research has primarily focused on developing bioelectrochemical systems that strike a fine balance between all the applications this technology can offer. However, only a few of these aspects have been sufficiently developed to reach pilot-scale testing. This chapter will focus on the implementation of bioelectrochemical systems that have reached the stage of pilot-scale trials.

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Author: Ioannis A. Ieropoulos

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