Energy recovery and carbon/nitrogen removal from sewage and contaminated groundwater in a coupled hydrolytic-acidogenic sequencing batch reactor and denitrifying biocathode microbial fuel cell

2020 ◽  
Vol 183 ◽  
pp. 109273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Al-Mamun ◽  
Tahereh Jafary ◽  
Mahad Said Baawain ◽  
Sadik Rahman ◽  
Mahbuboor Rahman Choudhury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cell ◽  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Energy Recovery ◽  
Sequencing Batch Reactor ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Contaminated Groundwater

Excess nitrogen accumulation in activated sludge in sequencing batch reactor with a single-stage oxic process

2009 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 573-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-ming Li ◽  
Dong-bo Wang ◽  
Qi Yang ◽  
Wei Zheng ◽  
Jian-bin Cao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Sequencing Batch Reactor ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Nitrogen Loss ◽  
Single Stage ◽  
Synthetic Wastewater ◽  
Nitrogen Accumulation ◽  
Excess Nitrogen

It was occasionally found that a significant nitrogen loss in solution under neutral pH value in a sequencing batch reactor with a single-stage oxic process using synthetic wastewater, and then further studies were to verify the phenomenon of nitrogen loss and to investigate the pathway of nitrogen removal. The result showed that good performance of nitrogen removal was obtained in system. 0–7.28 mg L−1 ammonia, 0.08–0.38 mg L−1 nitrite and 0.94–2.12 mg L−1 nitrate were determined in effluent, respectively, when 29.85–35.65 mg L−1 ammonia was feeding as the sole nitrogen source in influent. Furthermore, a substantial nitrogen loss in solution (95% of nitrogen influent) coupled with a little gaseous nitrogen increase in off-gas (7% of nitrogen influent) was determined during a typical aerobic phase. In addition, about 322 mg nitrogen accumulation (84% of nitrogen influent) was detected in activated sludge. Based on nitrogen mass balance calculation, the unaccounted nitrogen fraction and the ratio of nitrogen accumulation in sludge/nitrogen loss in solution were 14.6 mg (3.7% of nitrogen influent) and 0.89, respectively. The facts indicated that the essential pathway of nitrogen loss in solution in this study was excess nitrogen accumulation in activated sludge.

Membrane filtration biocathode microbial fuel cell for nitrogen removal and electricity generation

2014 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. 56-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangyi Zhang ◽  
Hanmin Zhang ◽  
Yanjie Ma ◽  
Guangen Yuan ◽  
Fenglin Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cell ◽  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Membrane Filtration

scholarly journals Potential of Root Crops as Source of Electrical Energy

2013 ◽  
pp. 22-39
Author(s):  
Daniel Leslie Tan ◽  
Julie Tan ◽  
Mark Anthony Atanacio ◽  
Ruel Delantar
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cell ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Energy Recovery ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Galvanic Cell ◽  
Waste Waters ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Root Crops ◽  
Different Types

Energy from edible and inedible root crop roots and tubers using galvanic cell and processing waste waters through microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology was harnessed. Electrolyte in the roots and tubers was tapped for galvanic cell and the microorganisms from waste waters act as catalyst in MFC. In galvanic cell, the optimized responses of badiang, cassava and sweetpotato were greatly affected by the surface area and distance between anode and cathode electrodes. An increase of nata-de-coco membrane size in MFC increased the voltage and current by 4.94 and 11.71 times, respectively. Increasing the width of anode also enhanced the responses. Different types of microorganisms were isolated from the biofilm anode of MFC. Their growth and proliferation which corresponded to the generation of electricity were also demonstrated in this study. A total of 54 bacterial isolates were collected from the biofilm at the anode of single-chamber MFC (SCMFC). The generated electricity observed using light emitting diodes (LED) showed potential both for galvanic and microbial fuel cell. The generated regression models are reliable tools in predicting desired outputs for future applications. These promising results demonstrated basic information on the electrical energy recovery from rootcrop waste waters and roots/tubers.

Enhanced aerobic granulation and nitrogen removal by the addition of zeolite powder in a sequencing batch reactor

2012 ◽  
Vol 97 (20) ◽  
pp. 9235-9243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Wei ◽  
Xiaodong Xue ◽  
Shuwei Chen ◽  
Yongfang Zhang ◽  
Liangguo Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Removal ◽  
Sequencing Batch Reactor ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Aerobic Granulation
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