Recent progress in environmentally friendly bio-electrochemical devices for simultaneous water desalination and wastewater treatment

ET Sayed, N Shehata, MA Abdelkareem… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bio-electrochemical systems (BESs) use electroactive micro-organisms for degrading
organic materials in wastes for energy and/or chemical production. Microbial based …

A review on generation, characterization, containment, transport and treatment of fecal sludge and septage with resource recovery-oriented sanitation

A Shukla, A Patwa, D Parde, R Vijay - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Fecal sludge and septage (FSS) are more concentrated than domestic wastewater which
makes it difficult to treat and requires immediate attention otherwise, it leads towards serious …

Microbial desalination cell: desalination through conserving energy

M Zahid, N Savla, S Pandit, VK Thakur, SP Jung… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
The increased requirement of potable water led to the development of efficient desalination
technologies such as reverse osmosis membranes, which are currently mass-manufactured …

Configurations of bioelectrochemical reactor for environmental remediation: a review

J You, Z Ji, J Zhao, HM Sun, J Ye, Z Cheng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) are interdisciplinary and cutting-edge technologies that
have received increasing attention in environmental remediation due to their excellent …

A comprehensive review of microbial desalination cells for present and future challenges

AS Jatoi, Z Hashmi, SA Mazari, NM Mubarak, RR Karri… - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial desalination cell (MDC) is an emerging bio-electrochemical system technology
used for wastewater decontamination, seawater desalination, and co-energy production …

Towards upscaling microbial desalination cell technology: a comprehensive review on current challenges and future prospects

S Rahman, T Jafary, A Al-Mamun, MS Baawain… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Shortage of potable water is the driving force behind desalination practices mainly
performed by conventional thermal and membrane-based technologies. However …

Enhanced bioelectrochemical treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater with Labaneh whey as co-substrate

G Mohanakrishna, IM Abu-Reesh, D Pant - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Petroleum refinery wastewater (PRW) that contains recalcitrant components as the major
portion of constituents is difficult to treat by conventional biological processes. Microbial fuel …

Microbial desalination cell for sustainable water treatment: a critical review

S Aber, Z Shi, K Xing, R Rameezdeen… - Global …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In view of increasing threats arising from the shortage of fresh water, there is an urgent need
to propose sustainable technologies for the exploitation of unconventional water sources. As …

Pushing microbial desalination cells towards field application: Prevailing challenges, potential mitigation strategies, and future prospects

MNI Salehmin, SS Lim, I Satar, WRW Daud - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbial desalination cells (MDCs) have been experimentally proven as a versatile
bioelectrochemical system (BES). They have the potential to alleviate environmental …

Sustainable leachate pre-treatment using microbial desalination cell for simultaneous desalination and energy recovery

S Rahman, SA Siddiqi, A Al-Mamun, T Jafary - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Leachate treatment technologies struggle with low treatment efficiencies due to complex and
toxic chemicals in leachate. Therefore, mixing leachate with low-density wastewater could …