The bioelectric well: a novel approach for in situ treatment of hydrocarbon-contaminated groundwater.

ABSTRACT: Groundwater contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons (PHs) is a widespread problem which poses serious environmental and health concerns. Recently, microbial electrochemical technologies (MET) have attracted considerable attention for remediation applications, having the potential to overcome some of the limiting factors of conventional in situ bioremediation systems. So far, field-scale application of MET has been largely hindered by the limited availability of scalable system configurations. Here, we describe the 'bioelectric well' a bioelectrochemical reactor configuration, which can be installed directly within groundwater wells and can be applied for in situ treatment of organic contaminants, such as PHs. A laboratory-scale prototype of the bioelectric well has been set up and operated

SUBMITTER: Palma E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5743819 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature