Wastewater treatment and energy production using membrane bioreactors and microbial fuel cells

• Project/Area Number: 21360250
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Civil and environmental engineering
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: FUKUSHI Kensuke 東京大学, サステイナビリティ学連携研究機構, 准教授 (30282114)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥18,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,200,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥9,620,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,220,000)
• Keywords: MBR / エネルギー / 廃水処理 / 微生物燃料電池 / 排水処理

Research Abstract

The membrane bioreactor is a relatively new technology for treating wastewater. It combines biological degradation of pollutants with membrane separation and can be used to produce a very high quality effluent water. The microbial fuel cell is a new technology for recovering energy from organic waste products. The purpose of this research project was to combine membrane bioreactors and microbial fuel cells to develop new energy efficient wastewater treatment processes.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Redistribution of Wastewater Alkalinity with a Microbial Fuel Cell to Support Nitrification of Reject Water (2011)
  • Author(s): Oskar Modin, Kensuke Fukushi, Korneel Rabaey, Rene A. Rozendal, Kazuo Yamamoto
  • Journal Title: Water Research Volume: 45巻No.8 Pages: 2691-2699
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Redistribution of Wastewater Alkalinity with a Microbial Fuel Cell to Support Nitrification of Reject Water (2011)
  • Author(s): Oskar Modin, Kensuke Fukushi, Korneel Rabaey, Rene A.Rozendal, Kazuo Yamamoto
  • Journal Title: Water Research Volume: Vol.45, No.8 Pages: 2691-2699
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Aerobic Methane Oxidation Coupled to Denitrification : Kinetics and Effect of Oxygen Supply (2010)
  • Author(s): Oskar Modin, Kensuke Fukushi, Fumiyuki Nakajima, KazuoYamamoto
  • Journal Title: Journal of Environmental Engineering Volume: 136巻No.2 Pages: 211-219
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Nitrate removal andbiofilmcharacteristics inmethanotrophic membrane biofilmreactors with various gas supplyregimes (2010)
  • Author(s): Oskar Modin, Kensuke Fukushi, Fumiyuki Nakajima, Kazuo Yamamoto
  • Journal Title: Water Research Volume: 44巻No.1 Pages: 85-96
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Nitrate removal and biofilm characteristics in methanotrophic membrane biofilm reactors with various gas supply regimes (2010)
  • Author(s): Oskar Modin, Kensuke Fukushi, Fumiyuki Nakajima, Kazuo Yamamoto
  • Journal Title: Water Research Volume: Vo1.44, No.1 Pages: 85-96
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Aerobic Methane Oxidation Coupled to Denitrification : Kinetics and Effect of Oxygen Supply (2010)
  • Author(s): Oskar Modin, Kensuke Fukushi, Fumiyuki Nakajima, Kazuo Yamamoto
  • Journal Title: Journal of Environmental Engineering Volume: Vo1.136, No.2 Pages: 211-219
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Electrochemical Oxidation of Organic Compound and Ammonia using Ti/RuO2 electrochemical oxidation using BDD anode (2011)
  • Author(s): Chung Min CHUNG, NakajimaFUMIYUKI, Fukushi KENSUKE, Yamamoto KAZUO
  • Organizer: 第20回日韓水環境シンポジウム-水環境の保全と高度処理の新技術開発-
  • Place of Presentation: 韓国
  • Year and Date: 2011-10-16
• [Presentation] Electrochemical Oxidation of Organic Compound and Ammonia using Ti/RuO2 electrochemical oxidation using BDD anode (2011)
  • Author(s): Chung Min CHUNG, Nakajima FUMIYUKI, Fukushi KENSUKE, Yamamoto KAZUO
  • Organizer: 第20回日韓水環境シンポジウム-水環境の保全と高度処理の新技術開発-
  • Place of Presentation: 大邱(韓国)
  • Year and Date: 2011-10-16
• [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 効率的に電極を配置した微生物燃料電池 (2011)
  • Inventor(s): Oskar Modin、福士謙介
  • Industrial Property Rights Holder: 東京大学
  • Filing Date: 2011-01-06