Journal
BIOENGINEERED
Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages 8115-8134Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2022.2051842
Keywords
Industrial effluents; electrochemical technology; anaerobic digestion; resources; environmental sustainability
Categories
Funding
- Gujarat Pollution Control Board
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Wastewater is a common by-product of industrial processes, requiring a significant amount of energy for treatment. Environmental concerns have led to a demand for alternative energy sources, and the development of technologies to extract energy from unconventional sources. The microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) efficiently converts waste into products without polluting the environment. This paper discusses the existing obstacles and future potential of integrating MEC with other processes.
Wastewater is one of the most common by-products of almost every industrial process. Treatment of wastewater alone, before disposal, necessitates an excess of energy. Environmental concerns over the use of fossil fuels as a source of energy have prompted a surge in demand for alternative energy sources and the development of sophisticated procedures to extract energy from unconventional sources. Treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater alone accounts for about 3% of global electricity use while the amount of energy embedded in the waste is at least 2-4 times greater than the energy required to treat the same effluent. The microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) is one of the most efficient technologies for waste-to-product conversion that uses electrochemically active bacteria to convert organic matter into hydrogen or a variety of by-products without polluting the environment. This paper highlights existing obstacles and future potential in the integration of Microbial Electrolysis Cell with other processes like anaerobic digestion coupled system, anaerobic membrane bioreactor and thermoelectric micro converter.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available