Journal article
In-line deoxygenation for organic carbon detections in seawater using a marine microbial fuel cell-biosensor
Bioresource Technology, Vol.182, pp.34-40
2015
Abstract
Assimilable organic carbon (AOC) is a key predictor for membrane biofouling in seawater desalination reverse osmosis (SWRO). Microbial fuel cells have been considered as biosensors for the detection of biodegradable organics. However, the presence of dissolved oxygen (DO) is known to completely suppress the signal production (i.e., current) of a typical MFC. This study describes AOC detection in normal oxygenated seawater by coupling an electrochemical cell for DO removal with a MFC-biosensor for AOC detection. The electrochemical deoxygenation for oxygen removal caused no interference in the AOC detection. A linear relationship (R2=0.991) between the AOC concentration and current production from the MFC biosensor was achieved. The coupling of an electrochemical cell with a MFC-biosensor can be effectively used as an online, rapid and inexpensive measure of AOC concentrations and hence as an indicator for biofouling potential of seawater.
Details
- Title
- In-line deoxygenation for organic carbon detections in seawater using a marine microbial fuel cell-biosensor
- Authors/Creators
- S.B. Quek (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityL. Cheng (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityR. Cord-Ruwisch (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Bioresource Technology, Vol.182, pp.34-40
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Identifiers
- 991005544154407891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Engineering and Information Technology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
Source: InCites
Metrics
286 File views/ downloads
56 Record Views
InCites Highlights
These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output
- Citation topics
- 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology
- 3.83 Bioengineering
- 3.83.1487 Microbial Fuel Cell
- Web Of Science research areas
- Agricultural Engineering
- Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
- Energy & Fuels
- ESI research areas
- Biology & Biochemistry