Output details
12 - Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Bath
Article title
Continuous feed microbial fuel cell using an air cathode and a disc anode stack for wastewater treatment
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Energy and Fuels
Article number
-
Volume number
23
Issue number
11
First page of article
5707
ISSN of journal
0887-0624
Year of publication
2009
Number of additional authors
4
Additional information
This study focused on the practical application of microbial fuel cells in wastewater treatment. This system is one of a few operated continuously and fed with real wastewater whilst simultaneously producing energy. For the first time a coulombic efficiency as high as 60% was observed with real wastewater. The system is easy to scale-up and the cheap membrane used could substantially reduce the costs. This work was supported by an EU Marie Curie Action on biological fuel cells (MTKD-CT-2004-517215) and was in collaboration with Northumbrian Water.
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
F - Process Engineering
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
-
