RESEARCH PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS OF CONSTRUCTED WETLAND-MICROBIAL FUEL CELL COUPLING SYSTEM

SHI Yu-cui; LUO Xin-yi; TANG Gang; YE Yan-chao; YOU Shao-hong

doi:10.13205/j.hjgc.202108004

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SHI Yu-cui, LUO Xin-yi, TANG Gang, YE Yan-chao, YOU Shao-hong. RESEARCH PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS OF CONSTRUCTED WETLAND-MICROBIAL FUEL CELL COUPLING SYSTEM[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2021, 39(8): 25-33. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202108004

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SHI Yu-cui, LUO Xin-yi, TANG Gang, YE Yan-chao, YOU Shao-hong. RESEARCH PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS OF CONSTRUCTED WETLAND-MICROBIAL FUEL CELL COUPLING SYSTEM[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2021, 39(8): 25-33. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202108004

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RESEARCH PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS OF CONSTRUCTED WETLAND-MICROBIAL FUEL CELL COUPLING SYSTEM

doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202108004

1. College of Environment Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China;
2. Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China

Received Date: 2020-10-31
Available Online: 2022-01-18

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The coupling system of constructed wetland (CW) and microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a new type of bioelectrochemical system. The system has multi-function of wastewater treatment and biological power generation. This article combined the recent studies on the power generation and pollutant degradation performance of the constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell coupling system (CW-MFC), and summarized the latest research progress of the CW-MFC system, mainly focused on the system structure (wetland plants, microorganisms, electrode materials, matrix materials) and the factors affecting system operation (hydraulic retention time, dissolved oxygen, organic load and wastewater composition, redox potential). Finally, the challenges in CW-MFC and the future development direction were summarized, and the research potential of the system was also prospected.
- constructed wetland,
- microbial fuel cell,
- electricity generation,
- wastewater treatment,
- bioelectrochemistry

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