Shipboard bilge water treatment by electrocoagulation powered by microbial fuel cells

Xiaoxue Mei; Heming Wang; Dianxun Hou; Fernanda Leite Lobo; Defeng Xing; Zhiyong Ren

doi:10.1007/s11783-019-1134-3

Shipboard bilge water treatment by electrocoagulation powered by microbial fuel cells

Xiaoxue Mei, Heming Wang, Dianxun Hou, Fernanda Leite Lobo, Defeng Xing, Zhiyong Ren

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Ships generate large amounts of wastewater including oily bilge water, blackwater and greywater. Traditionally they are treated separately with high energy consumption. In this study we demonstrate the feasibility that these waste streams can be treated using an integrated electrocoagulation cell (ECC) and microbial fuel cell (MFC) process, which not only synergized the contaminants removal but also accomplished energy neutrality by directly powering EC with MFC electricity. Results showed that MFC stack powered ECC removed 93% of oily organics, which is comparable to the performance of an external DC voltage powered ECC. In the meantime, more than 80% of COD was removed from MFCs when fed with either acetate or municipal wastewater. Moreover, the ECC electrode area and distance showed notable effects on current generation and contaminants removal, and further studies should focus on operation optimization to enhance treatment efficiency.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	53
Journal	Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-019-1134-3
State	Published - Aug 1 2019

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Bilge water
Electrocoagulation
Microbial fuel cell
Shipboard wastewater

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