期刊
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
卷 283, 期 -, 页码 211-217出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.08.066
关键词
Temperature; Degradation rate; Microbial fuel cells; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Salinity
资金
- Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), Nigeria
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) need to be robust if they are to be applied in the field for bioremediation. This study investigated the effect of temperature (20-50 degrees C), salinity (0.5-2.5% (w/v) as sodium chloride), the use of redox mediators (riboflavin and anthraquinone-2-sulphonate, AQS) and prolonged fed-batch operation (60 days) on biodegradation of a petroleum hydrocarbon mix (i.e. phenanthrene and benzene) in MFCs. The performance criteria were degradation efficiency, % COD removal and electrochemical performance. Good electrochemical and degradation performance were maintained up to a salinity of 1.5% (w/v) but deteriorated by 35-fold and 4-fold respectively as salinity was raised to 2.5%w/v. Degradation rates and maximum power density were both improved by approximately 2-fold at 40 degrees C compared to MFC performance at 30 degrees C but decreased sharply by 4-fold when operating temperature was raised to 50 degrees C. The optimum reactor performance obtained at 40 degrees C was 1.15 mW/m(2) maximum power density, 89.1% COD removal and a degradation efficiency of 97.10%; at moderately saline (1% w/v) conditions the maximum power density was 1.06 mW/m(2), 79.1% COD removal and 91.6% degradation efficiency. This work suggests the possible application of MFC technology in the effective treatment of petroleum hydrocarbons contaminated site and refinery effluents. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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