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This MES study Abstract To boost growth and global competitiveness, a growing number of industries and sewage treatment plants are making “sustainability” and “cost‐effectiveness” key goals in their strategy and vision. This movement is also spreading far beyond the small group of people who recognize as “green”.

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Abstract

Abstract To boost growth and global competitiveness, a growing number of industries and sewage treatment plants are making “sustainability” and “cost‐effectiveness” key goals in their strategy and vision. This movement is also spreading far beyond the small group of people who recognize as “green”. This is the first study to demonstrate that domestic sewage water can be utilized as anodic feed for the electrochemical production of H 2 O 2 in the catholyte with simultaneous wastewater treatment in a microbial peroxide‐producing cell (MPPC) designed cost‐effectively utilizing a variety of catholyte and few electrode materials. The electrochemical output utilizing domestic wastewater resulted in maximum production of 62 mM H 2 O 2 in a 37‐day batch in the MPPC with 50 mM H 2 SO 4 catholyte having a bare activated charcoal electrode. The constantly rising H 2 O 2 production during the 37‐day hydraulic retention time demonstrated the system's sustainability and efficiency in contrast to other reported studies. Cyclic voltammetry analysis of the catholyte with the Fenton process showed excellent redox peaks, indicating its applicability for in‐situ pollutant degradation. The MPPCs had an overall 40%–60% and 65%–85% removal efficiency of biochemical oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand. This study shows that a simple MPPC design with no extensive modifications can be efficient at producing H 2 O 2 and simultaneously treating wastewater.

Key findings

  • The constantly rising H₂O₂ production during the 37‐day hydraulic retention time demonstrated the system's sustainability and efficiency in contrast to other reported studies.
  • Cyclic voltammetry analysis of the catholyte with the Fenton process showed excellent redox peaks, indicating its applicability for in‐situ pollutant degradation.
  • The MPPCs had an overall 40%–60% and 65%–85% removal efficiency of biochemical oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand.

Keywords

WastewaterSewage treatmentChemical oxygen demandSewagePulp and paper industryAnode

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DOI
10.1002/fuce.202200086
Journal
Fuel Cells
Year
2022