Treatment of seafood processing wastewater using upflow microbial fuel cell for power generation and identification of bacterial community in anodic biofilm

Abstract

Tubular upflow microbial fuel cell (MFC) utilizing sea food processing wastewater was evaluated for wastewater treatment efficiency and power generation. At an organic loading rate (OLR) of 0.6 g d-1, the MFC accomplished total and soluble chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal of 83 and 95%, respectively. A maximum power density of 105 mW m-2 (2.21 W m-3) was achieved at an OLR of 2.57 g d-1. The predominant bacterial communities of anode biofilm were identified as RB1A (LC035455), RB1B (LC035456), RB1C (LC035457) and RB1E (LC035458). All the four strains belonged to genera Stenotrophomonas. The results of the study reaffirms that the seafood processing wastewater can be treated in an upflow MFC for simultaneous power generation and wastewater treatment. ? 2016 Elsevier Ltd.

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Bacterium, Biofilm, Chemical Oxygen Demand, Efficiency Measurement, Food Processing, Fuel Cell, Identification Method, Microbial Community, Power Generation, Seafood, Wastewater, Water Treatment, Biofilm, Case Report, Human, Microbial Community, Microbial Fuel Cell, Sea Food, Stenotrophomonas, Waste Water Management, Analysis, Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Bioenergy, Classification, Electricity, Electrode, Metabolism, Microbiology, Procedures, Sea Food, Sewage, Stenotrophomonas, Waste Water, Water

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Jayashree, C., Tamilarasan, K., Rajkumar, M., Arulazhagan, P., Yogalakshmi, K. N., Srikanth, M., & Banu, J. R. (2016). Treatment of seafood processing wastewater using upflow microbial fuel cell for power generation and identification of bacterial community in anodic biofilm. Journal of Environmental Management, 180, 351-358. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.05.050

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