Enhanced disinfection of wastewater by combining wetland treatment with bioelectrochemical H(2)O(2) production.

نویسندگان

  • J B A Arends
  • S Van Denhouwe
  • W Verstraete
  • N Boon
  • K Rabaey
چکیده

A highly-loaded constructed wetland (up to 44±21gCODm(-2)d(-1)) was connected to a bioelectrochemical system (BES) to produce hydrogen peroxide for disinfection purposes. The anode delivered a current from the wetland effluent up to 3.5Am(-2) (maximum 62% anodic efficiency) but was limited in the supply of organic carbon. Hydrogen peroxide could be produced in situ in wetland effluent. Production rates were tested at various current densities with a maximum rate of 2.7gmelectrode(-2)h(-1) (4h at 10Am(-2), 41% cathodic efficiency). Little difference was observed between production rate in wetland effluent or a 0.3% NaCl solution. The resulting hydrogen peroxide (0.1%) was used to disinfect wetland effluent successfully (<75CFUml(-1) after 1h contact time). The combination of wetland water treatment with peroxide production in a BES thus enables generating higher water qualities, including disinfected water, without external input of chemicals.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Bioresource technology

دوره 155  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014