Journal of Bioprocessing & Biotechniques

Andrew Wettlaufer

Publications

• Review Article
  Wastewater Treatment with Microbial Fuel Cells: A Design and Feasibility Study for Scale-up in Microbreweries
  Author(s): Ellen Dannys, Travis Green, Andrew Wettlaufer, Chandra Mouli R Madhurnathakam and Ali ElkamelEllen Dannys, Travis Green, Andrew Wettlaufer, Chandra Mouli R Madhurnathakam and Ali Elkamel
  
  Wastewater treatment has traditionally been an energy intensive process, consuming between 950 and 2850 kJ/m3 of wastewater treated. By one account, wastewater contains 9.3 times more energy than is used to treat an equivalent volume, thus creating the desire to harness this energy through the use of a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC). MFCs oxidize organic substrates, allowing simultaneous wastewater treatment and electricity generation. Previous research has primarily focused on the development of MFCs for electricity generation, mainly at the small, laboratory scale. Herein, an industrial-scale MFC process is proposed for the treatment of wastewater from a microbrewery based on a previously published model describing MFC operation. Through optimization and scale-out, a two chamber MFC process is developed for the treatment of 84 L/hr of wastewater wi.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9821.1000267

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