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- Peter Aelterman (UGent) , Korneel Rabaey (UGent) , Peter Clauwaert (UGent) and Willy Verstraete (UGent)
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- Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are emerging as promising technology for the treatment of wastewaters. The potential energy conversion efficiencies are examined. The rates of energy recovery (W/m(3) reactor) are reviewed and evaluated. Some recent data relating to potato-processing wastewaters and a hospital wastewater effluent are reported. Finally, a set of process configurations in which MFCs could be useful to treat wastewaters is schematized. Overall, the MFC technology still faces major challenges, particularly in terms of chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency.
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- anode, anaerobic digester, energy efficient, energy recovery, sustainable, ELECTRICITY-GENERATION, ELECTRON-TRANSFER, BIOFUEL CELLS, ACETATE
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-353567
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- Aelterman, Peter, et al. “Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment.” WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol. 54, no. 8, 2006, pp. 9–15, doi:10.2166/wst.2006.702.
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- Aelterman, P., Rabaey, K., Clauwaert, P., & Verstraete, W. (2006). Microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 54(8), 9–15. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2006.702
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- Aelterman, Peter, Korneel Rabaey, Peter Clauwaert, and Willy Verstraete. 2006. “Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment.” WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 54 (8): 9–15. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2006.702.
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- Aelterman, Peter, Korneel Rabaey, Peter Clauwaert, and Willy Verstraete. 2006. “Microbial Fuel Cells for Wastewater Treatment.” WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 54 (8): 9–15. doi:10.2166/wst.2006.702.
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- 1.Aelterman P, Rabaey K, Clauwaert P, Verstraete W. Microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 2006;54(8):9–15.
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- [1]P. Aelterman, K. Rabaey, P. Clauwaert, and W. Verstraete, “Microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment,” WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol. 54, no. 8, pp. 9–15, 2006.
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