title: [Electricity generation performance of two-chamber microbial full cell in the treatment of simulated wastewater].
abstract: The start-up procedures, the degradation efficiency of organics at the anode and the removal efficiency of Cu2+ at the cathode of the cell were studied, based on which the performance of MFC (microbial fuel cell) in electricity generation and wastewater treatment was evaluated. A simple two-chamber microbial fuel cell was established with simulated molasses wastewater as substrate at the anode and simulated electroplating wastewater as an electron acceptor at the cathode. The results from a batch of experiments showed that the highest voltage output of 417.00 mV was obtained at an external resistance of 800 Omega, and that the maximum power density of 44.17 mW x m(-2) was obtained with an internal resistance of 293 Omega based on the polarization curve. In addition, COD removal rate reached its highest value (47.31%) in the fifth cycle, and the maximum removal rate (59.76%) for Cu2+ was recorded in the fourth cycle. In summary, the application of MFC in the treatment of organic wastewater and electroplating wastewater is feasible.
authors.affiliation: School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China.
authors.forename: Yong-Juan
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yong-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chun-Yan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yi-Xuan
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zi-Ren
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yi-Xing
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources / Q000382:microbiology*; D057919:Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003300:Copper / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004560:Electricity; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D062065:Wastewater / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003300:Copper; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D062065:Wastewater