Phosphate recovery as struvite within a single chamber microbial electrolysis cell

RD Cusick, BE Logan - Bioresource technology, 2012 - Elsevier
Bioresource technology, 2012Elsevier
An energy efficient method of concurrent hydrogen gas and struvite (MgNH4PO4· 6H2O)
production was investigated based on bioelectrochemically driven struvite crystallization at
the cathode of a single chamber microbial electrolysis struvite-precipitation cell (MESC). The
MESC cathodes were either stainless steel 304 mesh or flat plates. Phosphate removal
ranged from 20% to 40%, with higher removals obtained using mesh cathodes than with flat
plates. Cathode accumulated crystals were verified as struvite using a scanning electron …
An energy efficient method of concurrent hydrogen gas and struvite (MgNH4PO4·6H2O) production was investigated based on bioelectrochemically driven struvite crystallization at the cathode of a single chamber microbial electrolysis struvite-precipitation cell (MESC). The MESC cathodes were either stainless steel 304 mesh or flat plates. Phosphate removal ranged from 20% to 40%, with higher removals obtained using mesh cathodes than with flat plates. Cathode accumulated crystals were verified as struvite using a scanning electron microscope capable of energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM–EDS). Crystal accumulation did not affect the rate of hydrogen production in struvite reactors. The rate of struvite crystallization (g/m2-h) and hydrogen production (m3/m3-d) were shown to be dependent on applied voltage and cathode material. Overall energy efficiencies (substrate and electricity) were high (73±4%) and not dependent on applied voltage. These results show that MESCs may be useful both as a method for hydrogen gas and struvite production.
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