One-year operation of 1000-L modularized microbial fuel cell for municipal wastewater treatment

• Published in: Water research (Oxford) Vol. 141; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Liang, Peng, Duan, Rui, Jiang, Yong, Zhang, Xiaoyuan, Qiu, Yong, Huang, Xia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 15.09.2018
• Subjects: Bioelectric Energy Sources; Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis; China; Conservation of Energy Resources; Electricity; energy recovery; Long-term operation; Microbial fuel cell; microbial fuel cells; Municipal wastewater; Power generation; Stacked modules; Waste Disposal, Fluid - instrumentation; Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods; Waste Water; wastewater treatment; water; water flow; China; Microbial fuel cell; Stacked modules; Power generation; Municipal wastewater; Long-term operation

This study constructed a 1000 L modularized MFC system, the largest volume so far, to treat practical municipal wastewater. This MFC system was operated under two different water flow connections in two municipal wastewater treatment plants (MWTP) for more than one year to test their treating abilit...