@inproceedings{66acbc32a17c471b9a780cff4f05b819,
title = "Microbial capacitive desalination for integrated organic and salt removal and energy production from shale gas wastewater",
abstract = "This study presents a new technology called microbial capacitive desalination (MCD) that is capable of removing organic contaminants and salts in one reactor and at the same time producing electrical energy. The technology can be used in different areas, and in this case study we successfully applied it to shale oil/gas wastewater treatment. In lab scale reactors, the MCD was able to remove total dissolved solids (TDS) at the rate of 2,760 mg TDS/L/hr and chemical oxygen demand (COD) at a combined rate of 170 mg COD/L/hr, respectively. The MCD had a Coulombic efficiency of 21.3%, and during capacitive discharge, 1789 mJ energy was harvested on per gram of electrode. The 200-gallon per day pilot system showed a higher power generation at 88 W/m3 and similar desalination performance. We also developed micro-controller based real-time monitoring system for automation and remote operation.",
keywords = "Capacitive deionization, Microbial electrochemical technology, Produced water, Shale gas",
author = "Casey Forrestal and Alexander Haeger and Zhiyong Ren",
year = "2015",
month = jan,
day = "1",
language = "English (US)",
series = "88th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2015",
publisher = "Water Environment Federation",
pages = "4503--4508",
booktitle = "88th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2015",
address = "United States",
note = "88th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2015 ; Conference date: 26-09-2015 Through 30-09-2015",
}