Value added products from wastewater using bioelectrochemical systems: Current trends and perspectives

Journal of Water Process Engineering - Tập 39 - Trang 101737 - 2021
Tabbi Wilberforce1, Enas Taha Sayed2,3, Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem2,3,4, Khaled Elsaid5, A.G. Olabi2,4,1
1Mechanical Engineering and Design, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
2Center for Advanced Materials Research, University of Sharjah, 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
3Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Egypt
4Dept. of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
5Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3122, USA

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