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Long-Term Performance of Liter-Scale Microbial Fuel Cells Treating Primary Effluent Installed in a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facility

Zhang Fei; Zheng Ge; Julien Grimaud; Jim Hurst; Zhen He · 2013 · Environmental Science & Technology

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The study found no significant effect — useful as a negative control or null benchmark for your own design.

Abstract (excerpt)

Two 4 L tubular microbial fuel cells (MFCs) were installed in a municipal wastewater treatment facility and operated for more than 400 days on primary effluents. Both MFCs removed 65-70% chemical oxygen demand (COD) at a hydraulic…

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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1021/es400631r