Electricity generation and winery wastewater treatment using silica modified ceramic separator integrated with yeast-based microbial fuel cell
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Microbial fuel cell, electricity generation, phenol removal, winery wastewater, ceramic membrane
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The ceramic separator has been interested in low-cost alternative proton exchange membranes in a microbial fuel cell (MFC). In this study, the silica-modified ceramic separator has been integrated with the yeast-based MFC for electricity generation and phenol treatment from the winery wastewater. The 30% (w/w) silica powder was mixed with the 70% (w/w) natural clay. The modified ceramic plates (0.2, 0.5, and 1.0 cm of thickness) were prepared at 680°C and used for MFC operation. As an anolyte, synthetic winery wastewater (2,000 mg COD/L and 100 mg/L phenol) with 5% (v/v) ethanol was used. The ethanol-tolerant yeast Pichia sp. ET-KK was used as an anodic catalyst. The results showed the maximal power density of 0.212 W/m2 and phenol removal of 95.05% were reached from the 0.2-thick ceramic plate integrated MFC. This study demonstrated that the silica-modified ceramic separator has a high potential for enhancing electricity generation in the yeast-based MFC.
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Michu, P., & Chaijak, P. (2022). Electricity generation and winery wastewater treatment using silica modified ceramic separator integrated with yeast-based microbial fuel cell. Communications in Science and Technology, 7(1), 98-102. https://doi.org/10.21924/cst.7.1.2022.799
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2. L. A. Ioannou, G. L. Puma and D. Fatta-Kassinos, Treatment of winery wastewater by physicochemical, biological and advanced processes: a review, J. Hazard. Mater. 286 (2015) 343-368.
3. A. Rodriguez-Caballero, J. B. Ramond, P. J. Welz, D. A. Cowan, M. Odlare and S. G. Burton, Treatment of high ethanol concentration wastewater by biological sand filters: Enhanced COD removal and bacterial community dynamics, J. Environ. Manag. 109 (2012) 54-60.
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5. B. Hou, R. Zhang, X. Liu, Y. Li, P. Liu and J. Lu. Study of membrane fouling mechanism during the phenol degradation in microbial fuel cell and membrane biorerator coupling system, Bioresour. Technol. 338 (2021)125504.
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21. H. B. Khalili, D. Mohebbi-Kalhori, and M. S. Afarani, Microbial fuel cell (MFC) using commercially available unglazed ceramic wares: Low -cost ceramic separators suitable for scale-up, Int. J. Hydrogen Ener. 42 (2017) 8233-8241.
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26. M. Cheraghipoor, D. Mohebbi-Kalhori, M. Noroozifar and M. T. Maghsoodlou. Comparative study of bioelectricity generation in a microbial fuel cell using ceramic membranes made of ceramic powder, Kalporgan’s soil, and acid leached Kalporgan’s soil, Energy. 178 (2019) 368-377.
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39. L. Moreno, M. Nemati and B. Predicala, Biodegradation of phenol in batch and continuous flow microbial fuel cells with rod and granular graphite electrodes, Environ. Technol. 39 (2018) 144-156.
40. M. Zhang, Y. Wang, P. Liang, X. Zhao, M. Liang and B. Zhou, Combined photoelectrocatalytic microbial fuel cell (PEC-MFC) degradation of refractory organic pollutants and in-situ electricity utilization, Chemosphere. 214 (2019) 669-678.
41. H. Hassan, B. Jin, E. Donner, S. Vasileiadis, C. Saint and S. Dai, Microbial community and bioelectrochemical activities in MFC for degrading phenol and producing electricity: Microbial consortia could make differences, Chem. Eng. J. 332 (2018) 647-657.
42. J. Shen, Z. Du, J. Li and F. Cheng, Cometabolism for enhanced phenol degradation and bioelectricity generation in microbial fuel cell, Bioeletrochem. 134 (2020) 107527.
43. J. Shen, J. Li, F. Li, H. Zhao, Z. Du and F. Cheng, Effect of lignite activated coke packing on power generation and phenol degradation in microbial fuel cell treating high strength phenolic wastewater, Chem. Eng. J. 417 (2021) 128091.
44. B. Hou, R. Zhang, X. Liu, Y. Li, P. Liu and J. Lu, Study of membrane fouling mechanism during the phenol degradation in microbial fuel cell and membrane bioreactor coupling system, Bioresour. Technol. 338 (2021) 125504.