Abstract:
:Microbial fuel cells can be designed to remove nitrogenous compounds out of wastewater, but their performance is at present limited to 0.33 kg NO(3) (-)-Nm(-3) net cathode compartment (NCC) d(-1). By maintaining the pH in the cathode at 7.2, nitrogen removal was increased from 0.22 to 0.50 kg NO(3) (-)-Nm(-3) NCC d(-1). Bio-electrochemical active microorganisms seem to struggle with the deterioration of their own environment due to slow proton fluxes. Therefore, the results suggest that an appropriate pH adjustment strategy is necessary to allow a sustained and enhanced biological activity in bio-electrochemical systems.
journal_name
Biotechnol Lettjournal_title
Biotechnology lettersauthors
Clauwaert P,Desloover J,Shea C,Nerenberg R,Boon N,Verstraete Wdoi
10.1007/s10529-009-0048-8subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-10-01 00:00:00pages
1537-43issue
10eissn
0141-5492issn
1573-6776journal_volume
31pub_type
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