Experimental Study on Enhanced Denitrification of Microbial and Steel Fuel Cell

Abstract:

Constructed a two-chambered microbial fuel cell (MFC) and a similar abiotic fuel Cell----Steel fuel cell (SFC), studies the influence of elimination effect about various variables (anode material , size of salt bridge and so on) to the nitrate. The experiment indicated that the elimination efficiency of MFC to the nitrate is 71.46% equally, SFC is 67.99%, and degeneration speed of nitrate is 8mg nitrate/L/day approximately. It has confirmed that MFC and SFC is one highly effective method on elimination nitrate, and the elimination effect of MFC to nitrate is better than SFC.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 383-390)
• Pages: 4007-4012
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.383-390.4007
• Online since: November 2011
• Authors: Kang Ping Cui, Xiao Yan Cao, Song Jin
• Keywords: Denitrification, Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC), Nitrate, Salt Bridge, Steel Fuel Cell

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