Ozonation is an efficient process for oxidation of organic pollutants. This process is effective but it can sometimes generate by-products more toxic than the initial micropollutants. For a better oxidation, an enhanced production of hydroxyl radicals can be obtained through to the use of ozonation catalysts. In order to improve the removal of orga...
Published in Journal of Power Sources
• Temperatures higher than 1030 °C dramatically reduces the porosity of the membranes. • The ramp time showed a significant effect on neither porosity nor pore size. • Medium pore size allowed MFC to reach the highest power output (94.67 μW cm−2). • The maximum power output was obtained with membranes kilned at 1030 °C and 7 h. • The urine-fed syst...
Silicon carbide (SiC) ceramic membranes are of particular significance for wastewater treatment due to their mechanical strength, chemical stability, and antifouling ability. Currently, the membranes are prepared by SiC-particle sintering at a high temperature. The production suffers from long production time and high costs. In this paper, we demon...
Published in Applied energy
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) is a promising technology that is able to simultaneously produce bioenergy and treat wastewater. Their potential large-scale application is still limited by the need of optimising their power density. The aim of this study is to simulate the absolute power output by ceramic-based MFCs fed with human urine by using a fuzz...
Published in Biochemical engineering journal
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are an environment-friendly technology, which addresses two of the most important environmental issues worldwide: fossil fuel depletion and water scarcity. Modelling is a useful tool that allows us to understand the behaviour of MFCs and predict their performance, yet the number of MFC models that could accurately inform...
Published in European Food Research and Technology
The purpose of this study was to choose the right size of ceramic membranes in the process of microfiltration as regards the concentration of polyphenols measured by UPLC-PDA-MS/MS, antioxidant capacity analysed by ABTS and FRAP tests, viscosity, turbidity, precipitate, and parameters of colour evaluated in the CIE L*·a*·b* system of chokeberry jui...
One of the perceived benefits of ceramic membranes is their robustness, which makes them suitable for treating high organic load waste streams. In particular, ceramic tight ultrafiltration (tUF) and nanofiltration (NF) form an important barrier against small colloids and organic molecules. In order to achieve this barrier, the quality of the membra...
Published in Water research
Ceramic membrane bioreactor (MBR) has attracted increasing interest due to its high flux, long membrane life-span and excellent resistance to hash operation conditions. Although ozone has been used for chemical cleaning of ceramic membranes, it is still unclear about the role of dissolved organic matter (DOM) generated during on-line chemical clean...
Herein, a series of monolithic Mn/Ce-based catalyst of ceramic membranes (CMs) were prepared through impregnation method for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) removal. The porous fibrous CMs with a sinter-locked network structure were fabricated by molding method in a feasible sintering process. Then, the catalytic CMs were systematically analyzed ...
Published in Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering
For an undisturbed operation of two-stage high-pressure fermentation up to 100 bar, a particle-free hydrolysate appears to be necessary. This is even more important if the second stage, i.e., the methane reactor, is designed as fixed bed. Here, we present the potential of microfiltration membranes as separation unit after the first stage, which is ...
