Urine utilisation by microbial fuel cells; Energy fuel for the future

Ieropoulos, Ioannis; Greenman, John; Melhuish, Chris

Abstract

This communication reports for the first time the direct utilisation of urine in MFCs for the production of electricity. Different conversion efficiencies were recorded, depending on the amount treated. Elements such as N, P, K can be locked into new biomass, thus removed from solution, resulting in recycling without environmental pollution.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 7, 2012
• Deposit Date: Nov 22, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 3, 2016
• Journal: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
• Print ISSN: 1463-9076
• Electronic ISSN: 1463-9084
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 94-98
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c1cp23213d
• Keywords: urine, energy, microbial fuel cells
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/958379
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C1CP23213D
• Related Public URLs: http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2012/cp/c1cp23213d
• Additional Information: Additional Information : There is an embargo set by the Publisher for 12 months
• Contract Date: Mar 3, 2016