Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Institute of Biology, Department of Physics and Biophysics, 159 Nowoursynowska St., 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Mar 31;17(7):2369. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17072369.
Although the wood-based panel industry is not considered to be a water-consuming sector, it generates ca. 600 M m of wastewater every year on a global scale. The wastewater is usually highly polluted and environmentally toxic even after dilution. Common wastewater treatment techniques require high-energy input or addition of various chemicals to the treated wastewater, which cause secondary pollution and production of toxic sludge. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have become an attractive technology, allowing for zero-energy treatment of various types of wastewater with simultaneous production of electric current. Recent investigations have shown that MFCs can also be utilized for sustainable treatment and energy production from the wastewater generated by the wood-based panel industry. This article contains a critical summary of the investigations in this field as well as a discussion of the research needed and perspectives for the future.
虽然木质板材行业不被认为是耗水行业，但它在全球范围内每年产生约 6 亿立方米的废水。即使经过稀释，这些废水通常也具有高度污染性和环境毒性。常见的废水处理技术需要高能量输入或向处理后的废水中添加各种化学物质，这会导致二次污染和有毒污泥的产生。微生物燃料电池 (MFC) 已成为一种有吸引力的技术，可实现各种类型废水的零能耗处理，同时产生电流。最近的研究表明，MFC 也可用于木质板材行业产生的废水的可持续处理和能源生产。本文对该领域的研究进行了批判性总结，并讨论了未来需要的研究和展望。
