TY - JOUR
T1 - When bioelectrochemical systems meet forward osmosis
T2 - Accomplishing wastewater treatment and reuse through synergy
AU - Lu, Yaobin
AU - Qin, Mohan
AU - Yuan, Heyang
AU - Abu-Reesh, Ibrahim M.
AU - He, Zhen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) and forward osmosis (FO) are two emerging technologies with great potential for energy-efficient water/wastewater treatment. BES takes advantage of microbial interaction with a solid electron acceptor/donor to accomplish bioenergy recovery from organic compounds, and FO can extract high-quality water driven by an osmotic pressure. The strong synergy between those two technologies may complement each other and collaboratively address water-energy nexus. FO can assist BES with achieving water recovery (for future reuse), enhancing electricity generation, and supplying energy for accomplishing the cathode reactions; while BES may help FO with degrading organic contaminants, providing sustainable draw solute, and stabilizing water flux. This work has reviewed the recent development that focuses on the synergy between BES and FO, analyzed the advantages of each combination, and provided perspectives for future research. The findings encourage further investigation and development for efficient coordination between BES and FO towards an integrated system for wastewater treatment and reuse.
AB - Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) and forward osmosis (FO) are two emerging technologies with great potential for energy-efficient water/wastewater treatment. BES takes advantage of microbial interaction with a solid electron acceptor/donor to accomplish bioenergy recovery from organic compounds, and FO can extract high-quality water driven by an osmotic pressure. The strong synergy between those two technologies may complement each other and collaboratively address water-energy nexus. FO can assist BES with achieving water recovery (for future reuse), enhancing electricity generation, and supplying energy for accomplishing the cathode reactions; while BES may help FO with degrading organic contaminants, providing sustainable draw solute, and stabilizing water flux. This work has reviewed the recent development that focuses on the synergy between BES and FO, analyzed the advantages of each combination, and provided perspectives for future research. The findings encourage further investigation and development for efficient coordination between BES and FO towards an integrated system for wastewater treatment and reuse.
KW - Bioelectrochemical systems
KW - Bioenergy
KW - Draw solution
KW - Forward osmosis
KW - Microbial desalination cells
KW - Microbial electrolysis cells
KW - Microbial fuel cells
KW - Wastewater treatment and reuse
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84920879866
U2 - 10.3390/w7010038
DO - 10.3390/w7010038
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84920879866
SN - 2073-4441
VL - 7
SP - 38
EP - 50
JO - Water (Switzerland)
JF - Water (Switzerland)
IS - 1
ER -