Contaminants removal and bacterial activity enhancement along the flow path of constructed wetland microbial fuel cells

M Hartl, DF Bedoya-Ríos, M Fernández-Gatell… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells implemented in constructed wetlands (CW-MFCs), albeit a relatively new
technology still under study, have shown to improve treatment efficiency of urban …

Improving domestic wastewater treatment efficiency with constructed wetland microbial fuel cells: Influence of anode material and external resistance

C Corbella, J Puigagut - Science of the total environment, 2018 - Elsevier
For the past few years, there has been an increasing interest in the operation of constructed
wetlands as microbial fuel cells (CW-MFCs) for both the improvement of wastewater …

Microbial fuel cells implemented in constructed wetlands: Fundamentals, current research and future perspectives

C Corbella, J Puigagut - Contributions to science, 2016 - raco.cat
A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a device that generates electricity from the microbial
degradation of organic and inorganic substrates. Constructed wetlands (CWs) are natural …

Operational, design and microbial aspects related to power production with microbial fuel cells implemented in constructed wetlands

C Corbella, M Guivernau, M Viñas, J Puigagut - Water Research, 2015 - Elsevier
This work aimed at determining the amount of energy that can be harvested by
implementing microbial fuel cells (MFC) in horizontal subsurface constructed wetlands …

Life cycle assessment of constructed wetland systems for wastewater treatment coupled with microbial fuel cells

C Corbella, J Puigagut, M Garfí - Science of the total environment, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to assess the environmental impact of microbial fuel cells (MFCs)
implemented in constructed wetlands (CWs). To this aim a life cycle assessment (LCA) was …

Integration of microbial fuel cell into constructed wetlands: effects, applications, and future outlook

S Gupta, P Srivastava, AK Yadav - Integrated Microbial Fuel Cells for …, 2020 - Elsevier
Constructed wetlands (CWs) are economical and ecological wastewater treatment system
that can perform effectively without chemical and electricity requirements, and sludge …

Long-term assessment of best cathode position to maximise microbial fuel cell performance in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands

C Corbella, M Garfí, J Puigagut - Science of the total environment, 2016 - Elsevier
The cathode of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) implemented in constructed wetlands (CWs) is
generally set in close contact with water surface to provide a rich oxygen environment …

Operation of a horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland–microbial fuel cell treating wastewater under different organic loading rates

J Villasenor, P Capilla, MA Rodrigo, P Cañizares… - Water research, 2013 - Elsevier
The aim of the present work is to determine whether a horizontal subsurface flow
constructed wetland treating wastewater could act simultaneously as a microbial fuel cell …

A review of a recently emerged technology: constructed wetland–microbial fuel cells

L Doherty, Y Zhao, X Zhao, Y Hu, X Hao, L Xu, R Liu - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
Constructed wetlands (CWs) and microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are compatible technologies
since both are reliant on the actions of bacteria to remove contaminants from wastewater …

Assessing the factors influencing the performance of constructed wetland–microbial fuel cell integration

H Jingyu, N Miwornunyuie… - Water Science and …, 2020 - iwaponline.com
Constructed wetland coupled microbial fuel cell (CW-MFC) systems integrate an aerobic
zone and an anaerobic zone to treat wastewater and to generate bioenergy. The concept …