Fuel Cell Treats Wastewater and Harvests Energy
Monday, July 16, 2012 - 17:00
in Physics & Chemistry
A new microbial fuel cell creates energy during wastewater treatment and also vastly reduces the amount of sludge produced. Israel-based company, Emefcy, named as a play on the acronym for microbial fuel cell (MFC), starts with the same principle as most wastewater treatment--water is aerated so bacteria in the liquid break down organic material in a closed series of containers known as a bioreactor. [More]