摘要
As the bioelectrochemical system, the microbial fuel cell (MFC) and the microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) were developed to selectively recover Cu and Ni ions from wastewater. The wastewater was treated in the cathode chambers of the system, in which Cu and Ni ions were removed by using the MFC and the MEC, respectively. At an initial Cu concentration of 500 mg·L , removal efficiencies of Cu increased from 97.0%±1.8% to 99.0%±0.3% with the initial Ni concentrations from 250 to 1000 mg·L , and maximum power densities increased from 3.1±0.5 to 5.4±0.6 W·m . The Ni removal mass in the MEC increased from 6.8±0.2 to 20.5±1.5 mg with the increase of Ni concentrations. At an initial Ni concentration of 500 mg·L , Cu removal efficiencies decreased from 99.1%±0.3% to 74.2%±3.8% with the initial Cu concentrations from 250 to 1000 mg·L , and maximum power densities increased from 3.0±0.1 to 6.3±1.2 W·m . Subsequently, the Ni removal efficiencies decreased from 96.9%±3.1% to 73.3%±5.4%. The results clearly demonstrated the feasibility of selective recovery of Cu and Ni from the wastewater using the bioelectrochemical system.
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