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Bioresour Technol

Title:		Biological treatment of steroidal drug industrial effluent and electricity generation in the microbial fuel cells
Author(s):		Liu R; Gao C; Zhao YG; Wang A; Lu S; Wang M; Maqbool F; Huang Q;
Address:		"College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China"
Journal Title:		Bioresour Technol
Year:		2012
Volume:		20120802
Issue:
Page Number:		86 - 91
DOI:		10.1016/j.biortech.2012.07.094
ISSN/ISBN:		1873-2976 (Electronic) 0960-8524 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The single chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs) were used to treat steroidal drug production wastewater (SPW) and generate electricity simultaneously. The results indicated that the maximum COD removal efficiency reached 82%, total nitrogen and sulfate removal rate approached 62.47% and 26.46%, respectively. The maximum power density and the Coulombic efficiency reached to 22.3Wm(-3) and 30%, respectively. The scanning electron microscope showed that the dominant microbial populations were remarkably different in morphology on the surface of SPW and acetate-fed anodes. PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis profiles revealed that the microbial community structure fed with different concentrations of SPW presented a gradual succession and unique bacterial sequences were detected on the SPW and acetate-fed anodes. This research demonstrates that MFCs fed with SPW achieved a high efficiency of power density and simultaneous nutrient removal, and the dominant microorganisms on the anode were related to the types and the concentrations of substrates"
Keywords:		"Acetates/pharmacology Bacteria/drug effects/metabolism Base Sequence Batch Cell Culture Techniques Biodegradation, Environmental/drug effects *Bioelectric Energy Sources Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis Cluster Analysis Denaturing Gradient Gel Electropho;"
Notes:		"MedlineLiu, Ru Gao, Chongyang Zhao, Yang-Guo Wang, Aijie Lu, Shanshan Wang, Min Maqbool, Farhana Huang, Qing eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2012/09/04 Bioresour Technol. 2012 Nov; 123:86-91. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.07.094. Epub 2012 Aug 2"