Hybrid Microbial Fuel Cell-Biofiltration System for Energy-Neutral Wastewater Treatment

Abstract

A wastewater treatment system comprised of microbial fuel cell (MFC) and biofiltration technologies was designed, assembled, and demonstrated at pilot scale Tobyhanna Army Depot wastewater treatment facility in Pennsylvania. The resulting data were used to determine that the treatment system could provide effective secondary wastewater treatment while requiring less energy than conventional aeration-based approaches. The MFC technology featured new cathode materials and performed consistently over the test period, but physical and economic scalability of the technology may limit utility. The biofiltration technology performed consistently in treating the effluent from the MFC.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1187031

Entities

People

  • Alexandra Doody
  • Andy Y. Hur
  • Bruce E. Logan
  • Christine Ngan
  • Don Cropek
  • Eva Opitz
  • Marc Schlebusch
  • Martin A. Page
  • Ruggero Rossi

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Ecology
  • Energy
  • Energy Consumption
  • Energy Production
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Environmental Restoration And Remediation
  • Fuel Cells
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Mass Production
  • Measurement
  • Microbial Fuel Cells
  • Organizational Structure
  • Separators
  • Sodium Compounds

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Microbial Pathology

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology - Bioremediation