2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Microbial community control by power distribution and application for wastewater treatment
| Project/Area Number |
15K14058
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Civil and environmental engineering
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
日高 平 京都大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (30346093)
楠田 育成 京都大学, 工学研究科, 技術職員 (60649200)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 微生物燃料電池 / 廃水処理 / 通電制御 / 活性炭 / 栄養塩 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Microbial fuel cell(MFC) is expected that it can establish a new wastewater treatment system which can accomplish electricity generation as well as wastewater treatment. However, concentration of organic carbon in domestic wastewater such as sewage is usually low for enough electricity generation by MFC, and practical application to sewage treatment has not been attained. MFC is driven by special microbes such as Geobacter which can construct electrical circuit, therefore improvement of electrical circuit condition can change the microbial community and MFC efficiency. In this study, addition of activated carbon is considered for attached growth media which can conduct electricity. It is observed that addition of activated carbon can attain both wastewater treatment and electricity generation, which suggests possibility of new wastewater treatment system with energy recovery and low sludge production.
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| Free Research Field |
水環境工学
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