Cadmium (II) removal mechanisms in microbial electrolysis cells.
Natalie Colantonio, Younggy Kim · Journal of hazardous materials · 2016
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In Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) can simultaneously treat wastewater, produce hydrogen gas, and remove heavy metals with low energy requirements, when the current decreased with depleted substrates, local pH at the cathode was no longer high due to slowed hydrogen evolution reaction (2H(+)+2e(-)→H₂); thus, the precipitated Cd(OH)2 and CdCO3 started dissolving. These findings from a laboratory model add evidence supporting molecular hydrogen's biological and therapeutic potential in the model studied.
What the Findings Mean
H2HUBB reviewed how molecular hydrogen affected the outcomes measured in Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) can simultaneously treat wastewater, produce hydrogen gas, and remove heavy metals with low energy requirements. When the current decreased with depleted substrates, local pH at the cathode was no longer high due to slowed hydrogen evolution reaction (2H(+)+2e(-)→H₂); thus, the precipitated Cd(OH)2 and CdCO3 started dissolving.
What the Researchers Studied
The researchers studied Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) can simultaneously treat wastewater, produce hydrogen gas, and remove heavy metals with low energy requirements. The study used a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) can simultaneously treat wastewater, produce hydrogen gas, and remove heavy metals with low energy requirements. When the current decreased with depleted substrates, local pH at the cathode was no longer high due to slowed hydrogen evolution reaction (2H(+)+2e(-)→H₂); thus, the precipitated Cd(OH)2 and CdCO3 started dissolving.
Why These Findings Matter
These findings from a laboratory model add evidence supporting molecular hydrogen's biological and therapeutic potential in the model studied.
How Strong Is This Evidence?
This is laboratory evidence from a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment. It is most informative for the biological mechanisms, cellular responses, or biochemical outcomes directly measured.
Technical Study Details
H2HUBB classifies this publication as laboratory study with laboratory or cellular evidence. The research population or model was Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) can simultaneously treat wastewater, produce hydrogen gas, and remove heavy metals with low energy requirements. The study used a in vitro cell-culture laboratory experiment.
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