@article {51932,
	title = {Coupling bioelectricity generation and oil sands tailings treatment using microbial fuel cells},
	volume = {139},
	year = {2013},
	month = {07/2013},
	pages = {5 pages },
	publisher = {Bioresource Technology },
	abstract = {In this study, four dual-chambered microbial fuel cells (MFC1-4) were constructed and filled with different ratios of mature fine tailings and oil sands process-affected water to test the feasibility of MFCs to simultaneously generate electricity and treat oil sands tailings. After 800 h of operation, the maximum voltage was observed in MFC4 at 0.726 V with 1.2 kΩ external resistance loaded. The maximum power density reached 392 {\textpm} 15 mW/m2 during the 1700 h of MFC4 operation. With continuous electricity generation, MFC4 removed 27.8\% of the total COD, 81.8\% of the soluble COD and 32.9\% of the total acid extractable organics. Moreover, effective removal of eight heavy metals, includes 97.8\% of 78Se, 96.8\% of Ba, 94.7\% of 88Sr, 81.3\% for 66Zn, 77.1\% of 95Mo, 66.9\% of 63Cu, 44.9\% of 53Cr and 32.5\% of Pb, was achieved.},
	keywords = {metals, naphthenic acids, tailings, tailings treatment, tailings water, UofA},
	author = {Jiang, Yaxin and Ulrich, Ania C. and Liu, Yiang}
}
