Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 149, Issue -, Pages 452-458Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.09.037
Keywords
Bioelectrochemical systems; Waste-to-energy; Food waste leachate; NaCl; pH
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Microbial fuel cells are a promising technology for simultaneous treatment and energy recovery from food waste leachate. This study evaluates the effects of NaCl (0-150 mM) and pH on the treatment of food waste leachate using microbial fuel cells. The food waste leachate amended with 100 mM NaCl enabled the highest maximum power density (1000 mW/m(3)) and lowest internal resistance (371 Omega). Increasing the anodic pH gradually from acidic to alkaline conditions (pH 4-9) resulted in a gradual increase in maximum power density to 9956 mW/m(3) and decrease in internal cell resistance to 35.3 Omega. The coulombic efficiency obtained under acidic conditions was only 17.8%, but increased significantly to 60.0% and 63.4% in the neutral and alkaline pH's MFCs, respectively. Maintaining a narrow pH window (6.3-7.6) was essential for efficient bioelectricity production and COD removal using microbial fuel cells for the treatment of food waste leachate. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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