CPC C02F 3/005 (2013.01) [H01M 8/16 (2013.01); C02F 2201/007 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system for energy generation and wastewater treatment, comprising:
a plurality of modular microbial fuel cell (MFC) devices to bioelectrochemically process wastewater by concurrently generating electrical energy and digesting organic contaminants and particulates in the wastewater to yield a treated water, each of the modular MFC devices comprising a housing and a bioelectrochemical reactor that is encased within the housing, wherein the bioelectrochemical reactor includes a plurality of anodes arranged between a cathode assembly including at least two cathodes separated on opposing sides of the plurality of anodes,
wherein the modular MFC devices of the plurality of modular MFC devices are configured in a series arranged among multiple planes along a vertical direction.
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