dc.contributor.author	Li, Jian	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	He, Zhen	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Battaglia, Francine	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Boardman, Gregory D.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Wang, Zhiwu	en
dc.contributor.department	Civil and Environmental Engineering	en
dc.date.accessioned	2016-04-27T08:00:30Z	en
dc.date.available	2016-04-27T08:00:30Z	en
dc.date.issued	2016-04-26	en
dc.description.abstract	Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are potentially advantageous as an energy-efficient approach for wastewater treatment. Integrating membrane filtration with MFCs could be a viable option for advanced wastewater treatment with a low energy input. Such an integration is termed as membrane bioelectrochemical reactors (MBERs). Comparing to the conventional membrane bioreactors or anaerobic membrane bioreactors, MBER could be a competitive technology, due to the its advantages on energy consumption and nutrients removal. By installing the membrane in the cathodic compartment or applying granular activated carbon as fluidized bed materials, membrane fouling issue could be alleviated significantly. In order to drive MBER technology to become a more versatile platform, applying anion exchange membrane (AEM) could be an option for nutrients removal in MBERs. Wastewater can be reclaimed and reused for subsequent fermentation use after a series MFC-MBR treatment process. Such a synergistic configuration not only provide a solution for sustainable wastewater treatment, but also save water and chemical usage from other non-renewable resource. Integrating membrane process with microbial fuel cells through an external configuration provides another solution on sustainable wastewater treatment through a minimal maintenance requirement.	en
dc.description.degree	Ph. D.	en
dc.format.medium	ETD	en
dc.identifier.other	vt_gsexam:7245	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/70859	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	Microbial fuel cells	en
dc.subject	Wastewater	en
dc.subject	Energy recovery	en
dc.subject	Fouling	en
dc.subject	Optimization	en
dc.title	Challege and Opportunities of Membrane Bioelctrochemical Reactors for Wastewater Treatment	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Civil Engineering	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	doctoral	en
thesis.degree.name	Ph. D.	en

Challege and Opportunities of Membrane Bioelctrochemical Reactors for Wastewater Treatment

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