Simultaneous enhancement of copper removal and power production using a sediment microbial fuel cell with oxygen separation membranes

Liu, Shuhui; Su, Yu-Hui; Chen, Chun‐Chi; Lin, Chi‐Wen; Huang, Wun-Jie

doi:10.1016/j.eti.2022.102369

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“…Sediment microbial fuel cells (SMFCs) became increasingly attractive as both a renewable energy source and pollutant treatment technique due to their ability to oxidize reduced substances like S 2or organic carbon buried in anoxic sediment [19,20]. These systems consist of an anode embedded in anaerobic sediment and a cathode placed in the overlying water with high oxygen concentration [21][22][23]. The anode is the acceptor of electrons generated by electrogenesis that facilitate the decomposition of organic matter [24].…”

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Phosphorus Release from Agricultural Drainage Sediments with Iron-Added Sediment Microbial Fuel Cells

Perera,

Maeda,

Akao

et al. 2024

J. of Wat. & Envir. Tech.

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This study investigated the long-term performance of iron-added sediment microbial fuel cells (SMFCs) in suppressing phosphorus (P) release from agricultural drainage sediments. Sediment samples were collected from two drainage canals in livestock farming (LS) and pasture-grown (PS) areas in Kasaoka, Japan. Iron-added sediments were prepared by mixing FeCl 3 •6H 2 O at 0.05% (wt/wt). A graphite-felt anode and a carbon rod cathode were used in a dual-chamber SMFC (height: 146 mm, diameter: 45 mm), which was operated under open (OC) or closed circuit (CC) conditions at 25°C. The experiments consisted of 8 treatments in triplicate: LS and PS sediments × Fe or no-Fe × OC or CC. Phosphorus release from LS sediment was higher than from PS with a lower total P content. Under the SMFC operation, P release was reduced until day 42. Afterward, P concentrations became similar between OC and CC conditions, and iron addition increased P release from sediment, probably because of P mineralization. Our study suggested that SMFCs effectively reduced P through Fe precipitation until day 42, when the resistor was reduced. However, SMFC operation or iron addition would increase organic matter decomposition in sediment, which in turn enhanced P release from sediment.

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