AIR Option 1: Technology Translation - Advancing Microbial Fuel Cell Technology for Energy-efficient Wastewater Treatment

AIR 选项 1：技术转化 - 推进微生物燃料电池技术，实现节能废水处理

• 批准号: 1311151
• 负责人: Zhen He
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-05-01 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1311151&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: AIR; Option; Technology; Translation; Advancing

This PFI: AIR Technology Translation project focuses on translating microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology to address the need for energy-efficient, wastewater treatment technologies. The translated MFC technology has the following unique features: low energy consumption, low sludge production, and energy recovery from waste organic materials in low-strength wastewater. These features provide the advantage of reduced energy requirement and operating expense, when compared to the leading competing activated sludge technology in this market space. The project accomplishes this goal by establishing a transitional-stage MFC system and improving the industry's perception of this technology. The output of this project is a functioning prototype MFC system and identification of the key operating parameters for designing a pilot scale system. The partnership engages potential industrial partners such as Veolia Water and other business partners to provide market guidance about low-strength wastewater treatment system's competitiveness and potential commercialization pathways to introduce new bioelectrochemical treatment systems to translate the transitional-stage MFC technology successfully into a competitive commercial reality. The potential economic impact is expected to be $700 million in next twenty years, which will contribute to the U.S. competitiveness in sustainable wastewater treatment. The societal impact, long term, will be improved environmental protection, reduced carbon footprint, creation of new business opportunities and jobs, and delivery of qualified talent for both the water/wastewater industry and research.

该PFI：空气技术翻译项目着重于翻译微生物燃料电池（MFC）技术，以满足对节能，废水处理技术的需求。翻译后的MFC技术具有以下独特的特征：低能源消耗，低污泥的产生以及低强度废水中废物有机材料的能量回收。 与该市场领域领先的激活污泥技术相比，这些功能提供了减少能源需求和运营费用的优势。该项目通过建立过渡阶段的MFC系统并改善行业对该技术的看法来实现这一目标。 该项目的输出是一个运行的原型MFC系统，也是设计试验量表系统的关键操作参数的标识。该合作伙伴关系与潜在的工业伙伴（例如威尔利亚水和其他业务合作伙伴）与潜在的工业合作伙伴联系，以提供有关低强度废水处理系统的竞争力和潜在商业化途径的市场指导，以引入新的生物电化学治疗系统，以将过渡阶段的MFC技术成功地转化为有竞争力的商业现实。预计未来20年的经济影响将为7亿美元，这将有助于美国在可持续废水处理中的竞争力。长期的社会影响将改善环境保护，减少碳足迹，创造新的商机和工作，以及为水/废水行业和研究提供合格的人才。