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This paper explores the use of microbial desalination cells (MDCs) for sustainable leachate pre-treatment, achieving simultaneous desalination and energy recovery through bacterial activity.

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System
MDC

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Abstract

Key findings

  • MDCs effectively removed 95% of salt and 90% of organic pollutants from leachate
  • Bacterial activity generated 1.2 V of electricity, sufficient for powering small devices
  • MDCs demonstrated a 30% increase in energy recovery compared to traditional methods

Keywords

LeachateDesalinationWastewaterEnvironmental engineeringSewage treatmentEnergy recovery

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.desal.2022.115708
Journal
Desalination
Year
2022