Effect of Nitrate on the Performance of a Single-Chamber Microbial Fuel Cell Equipped With a Titanium Based Lead-dioxide Cathode
Shaohua Chen
School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, Anhui Province, P.R. China ; College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Architecture, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, P.R. China
Jiaquan Wang
School of Resource and Environment Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, Anhui Province, P.R. China
Xuelan Xia
School of Resource and Environment Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, Anhui Province, P.R. China
Jinping Yang
School of Resource and Environment Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, Anhui Province, P.R. China
Chen Chen
School of Resource and Environment Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, Anhui Province, P.R. China
Fei Lu
School of Resource and Environment Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, Anhui Province, P.R. China
Corresponding Author(s) : Jiaquan Wang
jiaquan.wang@163.com; chshaohua@yeah.net
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 24 No. 9 (2012): Vol 24 Issue 9
The biodegradation of nitrate in the wastewater was studied when using a single-chamber microbial fuel cell (SMFC) equipped with a titanium based lead-dioxide cathode. The results showed that the cell could readily degrade the nitrate, but high concentration nitrate would affect the electricity production of the cell. After raising the COD concentration in the singlechamber microbial fuel cell, the cell got good unity in dentrification and electricity production. Two different nitrate-treating methods(static and continuously feed system) were investigated respectively on the single-chamber microbial fuel cell's performance. The results demonstrated that the continuously feed system was better in both the electricity production and dentrification than the static system, which indicated the continuously feed system would more satisfy the need of practial application in denitrification treatment.
Chen, S., Wang, J., Xia, X., Yang, J., Chen, C., & Lu, F. (2012). Effect of Nitrate on the Performance of a Single-Chamber Microbial Fuel Cell Equipped With a Titanium Based Lead-dioxide Cathode. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 24(9), 4002–4006. Retrieved from https://asianpubs.org/index.php/ajchem/article/view/9529
