Waste or Gold? Bioelectrochemical Resource Recovery in Source-Separated Urine

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Waste or Gold? Bioelectrochemical Resource Recovery in Source-Separated Urine

Review (2020)

Author(s)

Safoora Nazari (Razi University)

Ali A. Zinatizadeh (Razi University, University of South Africa)

Mahsa Mirghorayshi (Razi University)

Mark C.M. van Loosdrecht (TU Delft - BT/Environmental Biotechnology)

Bioelectrochemical resource recovery Microbial electrolysis cells Microbial fuel cells Source-separated urine

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.03.007 Final published version

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Publication Year

2020

Language

English

Issue number

9

Volume number

38

Pages (from-to)

990-1006

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156

Abstract

In recent years, source-separated human urine has been highlighted as an effective resource for energy and nutrient recovery. However, even though several technologies exist for resource recovery, they have not been widely implemented. Among these technologies, bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) hold promise as technically and economically interesting alternatives for sustainable resource recovery from source-separated urine. Here, we review the resource recovery performance of BESs, including microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and microbial electrolysis cells (MECs), fed with source-separated urine over the past decade, and suggest an effective path forward toward their widespread implementation.