Current advances in treatment technologies for removal of emerging contaminants from water–A critical review

MK Shahid, A Kashif, A Fuwad, Y Choi - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The presence and persistence of emerging contaminants (ECs) such as endocrine
disrupting compounds (EDCs), personal care products (PCPs), pharmaceuticals and their …

Recovery of precious metals from industrial wastewater towards resource recovery and environmental sustainability: A critical review

AT Nakhjiri, H Sanaeepur, AE Amooghin, MMA Shirazi - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the recovery processes of precious metals (PMs) from industrial wastewater
streams have found significant attractions among various investigators worldwide. PMs are …

A review on recent disposal of hazardous sewage sludge via anaerobic digestion and novel composting

CS Liew, NM Yunus, BS Chidi, MK Lam, PS Goh… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The high investment cost required by modern treatment technologies of hazardous sewage
sludge such as incineration and anaerobic digestion have discouraged their application by …

Enhancement of methane production from waste activated sludge using hybrid microbial electrolysis cells-anaerobic digestion (MEC-AD) process–a review

XT Wang, YF Zhang, B Wang, S Wang, X **ng… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hybrid microbial electrolysis cells-anaerobic digestion (MEC-AD) was proved to increase
methane productivity and methane yield of waste activated sludge (WAS) by establishing …

DIET-like mutualism of Geobacter and methanogens at specific electrode potential boosts production of both methane and hydrogen from propionate

Y Yan, J Zhang, L Tian, X Yan, L Du, A Leininger… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) has been demonstrated to be an efficient type of
mutualism in methanogenesis. However, few studies have reported its presence in mixed …

The role of electrochemical properties of biochar to promote methane production in anaerobic digestion

Z Sun, L Feng, Y Li, Y Han, H Zhou, J Pan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The electrochemical properties of biochar may be the key factor to promote anaerobic
digestion, which has attracted extensive attention. However, the mechanism and the role of …

Bio-hydrogen production through microbial electrolysis cell: structural components and influencing factors

R Gautam, JK Nayak, NV Ress… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) is a significantly sustainable bio-electrochemical system for
biological hydrogen production. MEC is also regarded as an environmentally friendly …

Microbial electrolysis cell (MEC): Strengths, weaknesses and research needs from electrochemical engineering standpoint

R Rousseau, L Etcheverry, E Roubaud, R Basséguy… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) produce hydrogen at the cathode associated with the
oxidation of organic matter at the anode. This technology can produce hydrogen by …

Engineering strategies and opportunities of next generation biofuel from microalgae: A perspective review on the potential bioenergy feedstock

S Thanigaivel, AK Priya, K Dutta, S Rajendran… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The quest for alternate fuels that demonstrate reduced environmental impact is ever-
increasing. This necessity has been a direct result of the environmental changes that are …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing scale-up challenges and enhancement in performance of hydrogen-producing microbial electrolysis cell through electrode modifications

SG Park, PP Rajesh, YU Sim, DA Jadhav, MT Noori… - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioelectrohydrogenesis using a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) is a promising technology
for simultaneous hydrogen production and wastewater treatment which uses electrogenic …