Acid Water Neutralization Using Microbial Fuel Cells: An Alternative for Acid Mine Drainage Treatment

被引：16
作者：
Leiva, Eduardo [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Leiva-Aravena, Enzo [2 ,3 ]
Vargas, Ignacio [2 ,3 ]
机构：
[1] Pontificia Univ Catolica Chile, Fac Quim, Dept Quim Inorgan, Ave Vicuna Mackenna 4860, Santiago 7820436, Chile
[2] Pontificia Univ Catolica Chile, Dept Ingn Hidraul & Ambiental, Ave Vicuna Mackenna 4860, Santiago 7820436, Chile
[3] Ctr Desarrollo Urbano Sustentable CEDEUS, Comendador 1916, Santiago 7520245, Chile
来源：
WATER | 2016年 / 8卷 / 11期
关键词：
acid mine drainage; microbial fuel cell; acid water; low pH; air-cathode; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIER; ELECTRICITY-GENERATION; WASTE-WATER; REMEDIATION; RECOVERY; PERFORMANCE; POLLUTANTS; OXIDATION; SYSTEMS; PH;
D O I：
10.3390/w8110536
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a complex environmental problem, which has adverse effects on surface and ground waters due to low pH, high toxic metals, and dissolved salts. New bioremediation approach based on microbial fuel cells (MFC) can be a novel and sustainable alternative for AMD treatment. We studied the potential of MFC for acidic synthetic water treatment through pH neutralization in batch-mode and continuous-flow operation. We observed a marked pH increase, from similar to 3.7 to similar to 7.9 under batch conditions and to similar to 5.8 under continuous-flow operation. Likewise, batch reactors (non-MFC) inoculated with different MFC-enriched biofilms showed a very similar pH increase, suggesting that the neutralization observed for batch operation was due to a synergistic influence of these communities. These preliminary results support the idea of using MFC technologies for AMD remediation, which could help to reduce costs associated with conventional technologies. Advances in this configuration could even be extrapolated to the recovery of heavy metals by precipitation or adsorption processes due to the acid neutralization.
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