Enhanced nitrogen and carbon removal in natural seawater by electrochemical enrichment in a bioelectrochemical reactor

Autor: María José De La Fuente, Rodrigo De la Iglesia, Laura Farias, Benjamin Glasner, Felipe Torres-Rojas, Diana Muñoz, Holger Daims, Michael Lukumbuzya, Ignacio T. Vargas
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Environmental Management. 323:116294
ISSN: 0301-4797
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116294
Popis: Municipal and industrial wastewater discharges in coastal and marine environments are of major concern due to their high carbon and nitrogen loads and the resulted phenomenon of eutrophication. Bioelectrochemical reactors (BERs) for simultaneous nitrogen and carbon removal have gained attention owing to their cost efficiency and versatility, as well as the possibility of electrochemical enrich specific groups. This study presented a scalable two-chamber BERs using graphite granules as electrode material. BERs were inoculated and operated for 37 days using natural seawater with high concentrations of ammonium and acetate. The BERs demonstrated a maximum current density of 0.9 A m
Databáze: OpenAIRE