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, 2017 The recent thrust in utilizing microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) has led to accelerated attention in environmental decontamination. One key factor that governs this process is electron transfer efficiency. In this study, neutral red (NR) is involved as
Hongbin Cao +15 more
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Linking internal resistance with design and operation decisions in microbial electrolysis cells
Environment International, 2019 The distribution of internal resistance in most microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) remains unclear, which hinders the optimization and scaling up of the technology. In this study, a method for quantifying the effects of design and operation decisions on
Andrew Miller +3 more
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Pyrolysed almond shells used as electrodes in microbial electrolysis cell [PDF]
, 2020 9 p.The large cost of components used in microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) reactors represents an important limitation that is delaying the commercial implementation of this technology.
González Arias, Judith +5 more
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Hydrogen Production from Winery Wastewater Through a Dual-Chamber Microbial Electrolysis Cell
EnergiesThis study explores the feasibility of producing biohydrogen from winery wastewater using a dual-chamber microbial electrolysis cell (MEC). A mixed microbial consortium pre-adapted to heavy-metal environments and enriched with Geobacter sulfurreducens ...
Ana Baía +7 more
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A Scalable Multi-Channel Software Potentiostat
Frontiers in Energy Research, 2018 Electronic hardware is a major cost driver when scaling bio-electrical systems (BES) for biological methanation. Many academic publications reporting BES experiments lack statistical power because such experiments are seldom carried out in replicates ...
Michael Siegert
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Desalination and Water TreatmentWhile anaerobic digestion (AD) has been considered as a commonly used method for methane recovery from dairy wastewater, part of methane is lost as dissolved form (D-CH4) with the effluent, reducing overall efficiency of methane recovery and increasing ...
Haiyu Xi, Qian Hu, Bin Qiu
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, 2017 Microbial electrolysis cells (MEC), coupled with sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), was used to degrade sulfate-rich wastewater that is deficient in electron donors. However, because of the impact of electric double layers (EDLs), salt crystals formed on
Hongbin Cao +9 more
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Cathode deposits favor methane generation in microbial electrolysis cell
, 2021 Cathodes in microbial electrolysis cells are exposed to poisoning in particular when using activated sludge as substrate. In this work, it was examined how well hydrogen generation is possible and what kind of membrane protection is sufficient to produce
Happe, Manuel +5 more
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Water Science and TechnologyThe anaerobic biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is challenging due to its toxic effect on the microbes. Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs), with their excellent characteristics of anodic and cathodic biofilms, can be a viable way
Zhang Min, Tang Rui, Li Yu
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Hydrogen production profiles using furans in microbial electrolysis cells
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2017 Microbial electrochemical cells including microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) are novel biotechnological tools that can convert organic substances in wastewater or biomass into electricity or hydrogen. Electroactive microbial biofilms used in this technology have ability to transfer electrons from organic compounds to ...
Catal, Tunc +4 more
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