Removal of odors from Swine wastewater by using microbial fuel cells.
A single-chamber microbial fuel cell (MFC) was used to reduce 10 chemicals associated with odors by 99.76% (from 422 +/- 23 mug/ml) and three volatile organic acids (acetate, butyrate, and propionate) by >99%. The MFC produced a maximum of 228 mW/m(2) and removed 84% of the organic matter in 260 h. MFCs were therefore effective at both treatment and electricity generation.
Kim
Jung Rae
JR
Penn State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 212 Sackett Bldg., University Park, PA 16802, USA.
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Jerzy
J
Bruns
Mary Ann
MA
Logan
Bruce E
BE
D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D009812:Odorants; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000378:metabolism*; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology*; D013552:Swine; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
D009930:Organic Chemicals; D012722:Sewage