基于微生物燃料电池的合水和废水处理系统的概述
Yulong Huang1, Yaqian Zhao1, Cheng Tang1
1State Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, PR China; Department of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, School of Water Resources and Hydroelectric Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, PR China.
The Science of the total environment
|June 4, 2023
概括
微生物燃料电池 (MFC) 可以处理废水并产生能量. 将MFC与其他技术相结合,有望提高性能,但可扩展性仍然是实际应用的挑战.
科学领域:
- 生物电化学系统 生物电化学系统
- 环境生物技术环境生物技术
- 污水处理 污水处理 污水处理
背景情况:
- 微生物燃料电池 (MFC) 使用微生物氧化有机物,同时处理废水并产生生物能源.
- 尽管全球有兴趣,但实验室规模的MFC在污染净化和发电方面表现有限.
- 越来越多的趋势涉及将MFC与其他技术相结合,以实现协同改进.
研究的目的:
- 审查新兴的基于MFC的合/混合技术.
- 探索它们的发展趋势和挑战.
- 为指导MFC整合的未来研究重点.
主要方法:
- 基于MFC的合技术的文献综述.
- 分析混合系统,如沉积物MFC (SMFC),建筑湿地MFC (CW-MFC),膜生物反应器MFC (MBR-MFC) 和微生物海水淡化细胞 (MDC).
- 对MFC合营养回收技术的评估.
主要成果:
- 建筑湿地MFC (CW-MFC) 被强调为一个有前途的综合技术,利用现有的建筑湿地应用.
- 作为混合系统,MFC-电和MBR-MFC显示出显著的潜力.
- 这些集成技术的可扩展性和现实应用对这些集成技术构成重大障碍,尽管小规模的结果很有希望.
结论:
- 许多MFC合技术提供了一条超越传统MFC限制的途径.
- CW-MFC,MFC-电和MBR-MFC是进一步发展的关键领域.
- 解决可扩展性和实际实施对于实现集成MFC系统的全部潜力至关重要.
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