Simultaneous Carbon and Nitrogen Removal Using an Oxic/anoxic-biocathode Microbial Fuel Cells Coupled System

Overview

Journal Bioresour Technol

Specialty Biophysics

Date 2010 Aug 6

PMID 20685109

Citations 10

Authors

Shan Xie

Peng Liang

Yang Chen

Xue Xia

Xia Huang

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Abstract

A coupled microbial fuel cell (MFC) system comprising of an oxic-biocathode MFC (O-MFC) and an anoxic-biocathode MFC (A-MFC) was implemented for simultaneous removal of carbon and nitrogen from a synthetic wastewater. The chemical oxygen demand (COD) of the influent was mainly reduced at the anodes of the two MFCs; ammonium was oxidized to nitrate in the O-MFC's cathode, and nitrate was electrochemically denitrified in the A-MFC's cathode. The coupled MFC system reached power densities of 14 W/m(3) net cathodic compartment (NCC) and 7.2 W/m(3) NCC for the O-MFC and the A-MFC, respectively. In addition, the MFC system obtained a maximum COD, NH(4)(+)-N and TN removal rate of 98.8%, 97.4% and 97.3%, respectively, at an A-MFC external resistance of 5 Ω, a recirculation ratio (recirculated flow to total influent flow) of 2:1, and an influent flow ratio (O-MFC anode flow to A-MFC anode flow) of 1:1.

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