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Performance of a single chamber microbial fuel cell at different organic loads and pH values using purified terephthalic acid wastewater
, Article Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering ; Volume 13, Issue 1 , April , 2015 ; 2052336X (ISSN) ; Kariminia, H. R ; Sharif University of Technology
BioMed Central Ltd
2015
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Background: Purified terephthalic acid (PTA) wastewater from a petrochemical complex was utilized as a fuel in the anode of a microbial fuel cell (MFC). Effects of two important parameters including different dilutions of the PTA wastewater and pH on the performance of the MFC were investigated. Methods: The MFC used was a membrane-less single chamber consisted of a stainless steel mesh as anode electrode and a carbon cloth as cathode electrode. Both power density and current density were calculated based on the projected surface area of the cathode electrode. Power density curve method was used to specify maximum power density and internal resistance of the MFC. Results: Using 10-times,...
Experimental Studies on Petroleum Hydrocarbons Biodegradation in a Microbial Fuel Cell
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Kariminia, Hamid Reza (Supervisor)
Abstract
Environmental issues are more and more considered because of increasing environmental pollution along the industrial growth. In recent years Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) have attracted attention of many researchers as a renewable source of clean energy. In this research, wastewaters of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plant were examined in MFC.
Voltage generation in the PTA MFC cycle indicated two steady phases. Produced power was 31.8 mW/m2 (normalized per cathode area) and calculated Coulombic efficiency was 2.05 % for COD removal of 74% during 21 days. Concentration changes of each pollutant indicated that acetic acid (AA) and benzoic acid...
Voltage generation in the PTA MFC cycle indicated two steady phases. Produced power was 31.8 mW/m2 (normalized per cathode area) and calculated Coulombic efficiency was 2.05 % for COD removal of 74% during 21 days. Concentration changes of each pollutant indicated that acetic acid (AA) and benzoic acid...
Experimental Study of Water Desalination and Electricity Generation by Algae
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Kariminia, Hamid Reza (Supervisor) ; Vosoughi, Manouchehr (Supervisor)
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Microbial Fuel cells (MFCs) can be used to generate bioenergy in the form of electricity by using microorganisms and natural biological processes. The need for a supply of fresh water in many parts of the world has led to the innovation of modifying an MFC into a Microbial Desalination Cell (MDC) that adds the function of desalination to the MFCs existing ability to generate electricity directly from wastewater. The goals of this project were to design and analyze the use of a Microbial Desalination Cell (MDC) for the generation of electricity while simultaneously desalinating saline water and also to evaluate performance of bio-cathode in MFCs and MDCs. The newly designed MDC incorporates...
Electricity generation from petrochemical wastewater using a membrane-less single chamber microbial fuel cell
, Article 2012 2nd Iranian Conference on Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation, ICREDG 2012 ; 2012 , Pages 23-27 ; 9781467306652 (ISBN) ; Kariminia, H. R ; Sharif University of Technology
2012
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Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) represent a new method for simultaneous wastewater treatment and biological electricity generation. In this study, petrochemical wastewater with 8000 mg/l of chemical oxygen demand was examined in a membrane-less single chamber MFC. Effects of wastewater concentration as substrate for microbial oxidation, and anode material (stainless steel or carbon brush) were investigated as designing parameters
Ethylene glycol biodegradation in microbial fuel cell
, Article Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects ; Volume 38, Issue 8 , 2016 , Pages 1096-1102 ; 15567036 (ISSN) ; Asadi, M ; Rahmani Eliato, T ; Vossoughi, M ; Alemzadeh, I ; Sharif University of Technology
Taylor and Francis Inc
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Ethylene glycol is an environmental pollutant, which exists in airport runoff and industrial waste. In this article, biodegradation of ethylene glycol in a two-chamber, batch-mode microbial fuel cell was investigated. Glucose and ethylene glycol at different concentrations were used as carbon and energy sources. Chemical oxygen demand removal in the range of 92-98% indicated that microbial fuel cell can be used for biodegradation of ethylene glycol. Ethylene glycol also improved power generation and the maximum power density was 5.72 mW/m2 (137.32 mW/m3), with respect to the same glucose and ethylene glycol concentrations (500 ppm)
The Effects of PTO Characteristics on Performance of a Floating Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Behzad, Mahdi (Supervisor) ; Abazari, Abuzar (Supervisor)
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In recent years, the challenges of using fossil energy causes governments and researchers to focus on renewable energies. In this regard, one of the strategies for generating power is using wave energy converters. The aim of present study is modeling frequency and time domain analysis of the wave energy converter. the study focuses on the effect of Power-Take-Off system on the output power and efficiency under the Macoran sea waves. First, the concept of wave converters is explained and the commercialized ones are introduced. Then the related previous works are reviewed and the wave theories are briefly presented. In the following, a specified one-degree-of-freedom converter is modeled in...
Bimodal electricity generation and aromatic compounds removal from purified terephthalic acid plant wastewater in a microbial fuel cell
, Article Biotechnology Letters ; Volume 35, Issue 2 , 2013 , Pages 197-203 ; 01415492 (ISSN) ; Kariminia, H. R ; Savizi, I. S. P ; Sharif University of Technology
2013
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Wastewater of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) from a petrochemical plant was examined in a membrane-less single chamber microbial fuel cell for the first time. Time course of voltage during the cell operation cycle had two steady phases, which refers to the fact that metabolism of microorganisms was shifted from highly to less biodegradable carbon sources. The produced power density was 31.8 mW m-2 (normalized per cathode area) and the calculated coulombic efficiency was 2.05 % for a COD removal of 74 % during 21 days. The total removal rate of different pollutants in the PTA wastewater was observed in the following order: (acetic acid) > (benzoic acid) > (phthalic acid) > (terephthalic...