Phosphate recovery as struvite within a single chamber microbial electrolysis cell
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Cusick, Roland D.Logan, Bruce E.
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KUS-I1-003-13Date
2012-03Permanent link to this record
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An energy efficient method of concurrent hydrogen gas and struvite (MgNH 4PO 4·6H 2O) production was investigated based on bioelectrochemically driven struvite crystallization at the cathode of a single chamber microbial electrolysis struvite-precipitation cell (MESC). The MESC cathodes were either stainless steel 304 mesh or flat plates. Phosphate removal ranged from 20% to 40%, with higher removals obtained using mesh cathodes than with flat plates. Cathode accumulated crystals were verified as struvite using a scanning electron microscope capable of energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS). Crystal accumulation did not affect the rate of hydrogen production in struvite reactors. The rate of struvite crystallization (g/m 2-h) and hydrogen production (m 3/m 3-d) were shown to be dependent on applied voltage and cathode material. Overall energy efficiencies (substrate and electricity) were high (73±4%) and not dependent on applied voltage. These results show that MESCs may be useful both as a method for hydrogen gas and struvite production. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.Citation
Cusick RD, Logan BE (2012) Phosphate recovery as struvite within a single chamber microbial electrolysis cell. Bioresource Technology 107: 110–115. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2011.12.038.Sponsors
This research was supported by Award KUS-I1-003-13 from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).Publisher
Elsevier BVJournal
Bioresource TechnologyPubMed ID
22212692ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.biortech.2011.12.038
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