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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"bioelectrochemical systems"”.
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Bioelectrochemical Systems: Microbiology, Catalysts, Processes and Applications
… to address the water-energy challenges. Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) are energy-efficient technologies that can treat wastewater and simultaneously achieve multiple functions such as energy generation, hydrogen production and/or desalination. The objectives of this dissertation are to …
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Optimizing electrogenic activity from photosynthetic bacteria in bioelectrochemical systems
… affecting the electrical performance of bioelectrochemical systems (BES) and their use as analytical tools. The model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 was used to characterize light-driven BESs, or biophotovoltaic (BPV) devices. The phycobilisome (PBS) antenna size was altered to …
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Resource Recovery By Osmotic Bioelectrochemical Systems Towards Sustainable Wastewater Treatment
… An innovative treatment concept - osmotic bioelectrochemical system (OsBES), which is based on cooperation between bioelectrochemical systems (BES) and forward osmosis (FO), has been introduced and studied in the past few years. An OsBES can accomplish simultaneous treatment of wastewater …
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Coupling Treatment Technologies with Bioelectrochemical Systems to Optimize Resource Recovery from Wastewater
… rather than the recovery of resources. Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) have the ability to recover resources from wastewater. These engineered systems take advantage of microbial oxidation of organics to generate electricity. Incorporation of ion exchange membranes can also promote the …
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Exploring Bioelectrochemical Systems for Removal and Recovery of Hexavalent Chromium or Nutrients
Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) is a platform technology that is able to realize versatile engineering functions and recover valuable resources in an energy-efficient manner. One of the potential applications of BES is to remove and recover nutrients simultaneously from nutrient-rich wastewater, …
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Performance analysis of bioanode materials and the study of the metabolic activity of Rhodopseudomonas palustris in photo-bioelectrochemical systems
A sustainable and low-cost system, namely a photo-bioelectrochemical system (photo-BES), based on the natural blueprint of photosynthetic microorganisms was studied. The aim of this research work is to improve the efficiency of electron transfer of the microorganisms for bioelectricity generation. …
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Microbial Biofilm Development and Electron Transfer in Electrochemical Systems
… biofilm formation in electrochemical systems and alternative energy technologies applied in environmental processes. In this study we present procedures that aim for further understanding of bacterial physiological conditions in electrochemical systems and interactions between biofilms …
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Development of Integrated Photobioelectrochemical System (IPB): Processes, Modeling and Applications
… to solve the energy crisis. Integrated photobioelectrochemical system (IPB) is a powerful system to combine microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and algal bioreactor together. This system has good performance on the organic degradation, removal of nitrogen and phosphorus, and recover the bioenergy via …
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A model-based approach for the development of a bioelectrochemical sensor for biochemical oxygen demand in wastewater
Bioelectrochemical systems such as microbial fuel cells and microbial electrolysis cells are currently being researched for many different environmental engineering applications. Some of these applications include wastewater treatment coupled with electricity generation, wastewater treatment …
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Improving the Cathode Conditions by Pressurizing and Carbon Dioxide Addition to Enhance the Practicality of MFC Treatment of Wastewater
… a surprise that researchers are looking towards bioelectrochemical systems: BESs) as a potential superior technology to produce environmentally-benign and sustainable energy, replace energy intensive processes, and/or produce chemical products. The overall tenet of my thesis-based research was to …
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Advanced Technologies for Resource Recovery and Contaminants Removal from Landfill Leachate
… innovative methods such as forward osmosis (FO), bioelectrochemical systems (BES), and advanced oxidation. In this study, a microbial fuel cell (MFC) removed 50-75% of the ammonia from a leachate through the electricity driven movement of ammonium to the cathode chamber followed by air stripping …
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A Bioelectrochemical Sensing System for Measuring Acidic Bioprocess Fermentation End Products
… digesters, wastewater treatment plants and bioelectrochemical systems. There are several important parameters which are considered for regular monitoring, including pH, temperature, conductivity, gas composition and volatile fatty acids (VFAs) concentration. To date the most reliable methods …
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BIO-ELECTRORECYCLING OF CARBON DIOXIDE INTO VALUABLE PRODUCTS
… warming and, consequently, the climate change. Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) are among several platforms that have been proposed to capture and convert CO2. The primary system widely applied for this purpose is microbial electrosynthesis (MES), in which microorganisms serve as catalysts in …
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DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS AND ELECTRODES FOR MICROBIAL BIOELECTROLYSIS SYSTEMS AND MONITORING OF MICROBIOLOGICALLY INFLUENCED CORROSION
… addresses critical challenges in Power-to-X systems by investigating three interconnected research areas: oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysis for efficient hydrogen production, microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) in biological methanation environments, and …
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USE OF GAS EMISSION BY BIOELECTROCHEMICAL APPROACHES FOR POWER-TO-X
… solution for energy conversion and storage. Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) offers the possibility to couple renewable electricity storage with microbially catalysed carbon and nitrogen capture. Their mild operating conditions, renewability and tolerance to impurities of the biocatalyst …
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Towards unravelling the mechanism and function of exoelectrogenesis in cyanobacteria
… produce solar electricity, chemicals and fuels (bioelectrochemical systems). However, both the underlying mechanism by which exoelectrogenesis occurs and the function that exoelectrogenesis plays in photomicrobial communities are poorly understood. This gap in understanding represents a barrier …
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Decontamination and Valorisation of a Corn-to-Ethanol Biofuel Waste Stream
… comprising oils, fibres and polar compounds. Bioelectrochemical system (BES) treatment, an emerging wastewater treatment technology, was evaluated as a biological remediation strategy for TWS. Although microbial conversion of glycerol, lactic acid and potentially long-chain hydrocarbons were …