title: Submersible microbial fuel cell for electricity production from sewage sludge.
abstract: A submersible microbial fuel cell (SMFC) was utilized to treat sewage sludge and simultaneously generate electricity. Stable power generation (145 +/- 5 mW/m2, 470 omega) was produced continuously from raw sewage sludge for 5.5 days. The maximum power density reached 190 +/- 5 mW/m2. The corresponding total chemical oxygen demand (TCOD) removal efficiency was 78.1 +/- 0.2% with initial TCOD of 49.7 g/L. The power generation of SMFC was depended on the sludge concentration, while dilution of the raw sludge resulted in higher power density. The maximum power density was saturated at sludge concentration of 17 g-TCOD/L, where 290 mw/m2 was achieved. When effluents from an anaerobic digester that was fed with raw sludge were used as substrate in the SMFC, a maximum power density of 318 mW/m2, and a final TCOD removal of 71.9 +/- 0.2% were achieved. These results have practical implications for development of an effective system to treat sewage sludge and simultaneously recover energy.
authors: Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby.
authors: Yifeng
authors: Y
authors: Zhang
authors: Lola Gonzalez
authors: LG
authors: Olias
authors: Prawit
authors: P
authors: Kongjan
authors: Irini
authors: I
authors: Angelidaki
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources / Q000382:microbiology*; D057919:Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis; D003718:Denmark; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry*; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage