Abstract | Biological approaches have an important role to play in protecting human health and the environment from pollution and to meet environmental discharge limits. In this respect, bioelectrochemical technologies have gained traction in recent years as they promise faster kinetics of contaminant removal compared to conventional biological treatment systems, reduced cost, resource recovery e.g. electricity, and can be deployed in a decentralised manner. The presentation will briefly cover basics of bioelectrochemical systems and highlight ways they can be applied in simultaneous treatment of wastewater and electricity production, bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons and their potential in improving the anaerobic digestion process. |
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