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Title Microbial electrolysis: a promising approach for treatment and resource recovery from industrial wastewater
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Authors Koul, Y; Devda, V; Varjani, S; Guo, WS; Ngo, HH; Taherzadeh, MJ; Chang, JS; Wong, JWC; Bilal, M; Kim, SH; Bui, XT; Parra-Saldívar, R
Title Microbial electrolysis: a promising approach for treatment and resource recovery from industrial wastewater
Year 2022
Published Bioengineered, 13.0, 4
DOI 10.1080/21655979.2022.2051842
Abstract Wastewater is one of the most common by-products of almost every industrial process. Treatment of wastewater alone, before disposal, necessitates an excess of energy. Environmental concerns over the use of fossil fuels as a source of energy have prompted a surge in demand for alternative energy sources and the development of sophisticated procedures to extract energy from unconventional sources. Treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater alone accounts for about 3% of global electricity use while the amount of energy embedded in the waste is at least 2-4 times greater than the energy required to treat the same effluent. The microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) is one of the most efficient technologies for waste-to-product conversion that uses electrochemically active bacteria to convert organic matter into hydrogen or a variety of by-products without polluting the environment. This paper highlights existing obstacles and future potential in the integration of Microbial Electrolysis Cell with other processes like anaerobic digestion coupled system, anaerobic membrane bioreactor and thermoelectric micro converter.
Author Keywords Industrial effluents; electrochemical technology; anaerobic digestion; resources; environmental sustainability
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000770166200001
WoS Category Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Research Area Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
PDF https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21655979.2022.2051842?needAccess=true
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