High rate copper and energy recovery in microbial fuel cells
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High rate copper and energy recovery in microbial fuel cells
Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) are a novel, promising technology for the recovery of metals. The prerequisite for upscaling from laboratory to industrial size is that high current and high power densities can be produced. In this study we report the recovery of copper from a copper sulfate stream (2 g L(-1) Cu(2+)) using a laboratory scale BES at high rate. To achieve this, we used a novel c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Microbiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1664-302X
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00527