Publication Details |
Category | Text Publication |
Reference Category | Journals |
DOI | 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.04.044 |
Title (Primary) | Evaluating the effects of scaling up on the performance of bioelectrochemical systems using a technical scale microbial electrolysis cell |
Author | Brown, R.K.; Harnisch, F.
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Source Titel | Bioresource Technology |
Year | 2014 |
Department | UMB |
Volume | 163 |
Page From | 206 |
Page To | 213 |
Language | englisch |
Keywords | Bioelectrochemical system; Microbial electrolysis cell; Scaling up; Technical scale; Modeling |
UFZ wide themes | RU4; |
Abstract | This study focuses on the challenges of the scaling up process of bioelectrochemical systems on the example of a technical scale microbial electrolysis cell referred to as the “prototype”. Anodically treating real wastewater and operated in continuous mode at a hydraulic retention time of 1.23 d with an average chemical oxygen demand (COD)-loading rate of 0.5 g O2 d−1 LReactor−1 the prototype on average showed COD removal efficiency of 67% with effluent concentrations of 210 mg O2 L−1 and an ammonium elimination rate of 17.8 ± 3.9 mg N d−1 LReactor−1 resulting in effluent concentrations of 30.7 ± 3.7 mg N L−1 with a removal efficiency of 40% at a current generation of 72 μA cm−2 and Coulomb efficiency of 11%. A model is described as a method for comparing conventional and BES based technology using the above mentioned criteria and balancing them against the respective loading rates. |
Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=14805 |
Brown, R.K., Harnisch, F., Wirth, S., Wahlandt, H., Dockhorn, T., Dichtl, N., Schröder, U. (2014): Evaluating the effects of scaling up on the performance of bioelectrochemical systems using a technical scale microbial electrolysis cell Bioresour. Technol. 163 , 206 - 213 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.04.044 |