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Wood-Based Panel Industry Wastewater Meets Microbial Fuel Cell Technology

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  • Renata Toczyłowska-Mamińska

    (Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW, Institute of Biology, Department of Physics and Biophysics, 159 Nowoursynowska St., 02-776 Warsaw, Poland)

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Although the wood-based panel industry is not considered to be a water-consuming sector, it generates ca. 600 M m 3 of wastewater every year on a global scale. The wastewater is usually highly polluted and environmentally toxic even after dilution. Common wastewater treatment techniques require high-energy input or addition of various chemicals to the treated wastewater, which cause secondary pollution and production of toxic sludge. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have become an attractive technology, allowing for zero-energy treatment of various types of wastewater with simultaneous production of electric current. Recent investigations have shown that MFCs can also be utilized for sustainable treatment and energy production from the wastewater generated by the wood-based panel industry. This article contains a critical summary of the investigations in this field as well as a discussion of the research needed and perspectives for the future.

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  • Renata Toczyłowska-Mamińska, 2020. "Wood-Based Panel Industry Wastewater Meets Microbial Fuel Cell Technology," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(7), pages 1-8, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:7:p:2369-:d:339426
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