Performance and mechanism of a bioelectrochemical system for reduction of heavy metal cadmium ions
Xiaoxia Wang, Yu Zhao, Li’e Jin, Bin Liu
Abstract
This study explores the removal of Cd( ii ) from wastewater using a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) to investigate the electrochemical performance and removal kinetics and the mechanism of action of electrochemically active bacteria.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrolysisMicrobial electrolysis cellChemistryCadmiumElectrochemistryWastewaterMetal ions in aqueous solutionMechanism (biology)MetalHeavy metalsKineticsEnvironmental chemistryInorganic chemistryChemical engineeringElectrodeEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental engineeringOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryQuantum mechanicsEngineeringElectrolyteEpistemologyPhilosophyPhysicsMicrobial Fuel Cells and BioremediationSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectrochemical sensors and biosensors