Augmenting microbial fuel cell power by coupling with supported liquid membrane permeation for zinc recovery
- Submitting institution
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University of South Wales / Prifysgol De Cymru
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 1721016
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.watres.2014.02.026
- Title of journal
- Water Research
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- First page
- 115
- Volume
- 55
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0043-1354
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- May
- Year of publication
- 2014
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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4
- Research group(s)
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A - Sustainable Environment Research Centre
- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- The separation and recovery of metal ions from aqueous solutions at low cost is a major technological challenge for many industries globally. We developed an integrated MFC supported liquid membrane system capable of 93% recovery of zinc from waste streams. This work was funded by the SUPERGEN Biological Fuel Cell project (EP/D047943/1) and led on to NERC funded consortium http://www.meteorr.ac.uk/ with industrial support from TATA, Northumbrian Water, Chivas Brothers and others (£1.3M total £270K USW). In addition, TATA sponsored a PhD through an EU programme (£70K) to recover zinc from steelwork waste-streams. (Martin Brunnock Director of TATA UK).
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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