Integrating microbial fuel cells with anaerobic acidification and forward osmosis membrane for enhancing bio-electricity and water recovery from low-strength wastewater
Anaerobic acidification and FO membrane jointly enhanced the electricity production. Bacteria utilized ethanol for bio-electricity production were existed in the anode. AAFO-MFC system produced a high quality effluent owing to the FO membrane. AAFO-MFC simultaneously achieved bio-electricity recovery and wastewater reclamation. Biofouling and inorganic scaling were responsible for the lower flux of FO membrane.