CALLFOR PAPERS

EnergySustainability of the Water Infrastructure Using Microbial Fuel Cell BasedTechnologies

239th American Chemical Society (ACS) NationalMeeting,

San Francisco, CA, March 21-25, 2010
Division of Environmental Chemistry

The water infrastructure in the USA requires ~3-5% of our annualelectricity production, with ~1.5% of the electricity used for wastewatertreatment. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) based technologies offer the potential notonly for recovery energy from wastewaters, but also to make wastewatertreatment plants net energy producers. Bioenergy can be obtained using MFCtechnologies in several forms, including electricity, hydrogen, or methanegases. The purpose of this session will be to explore advances in differenttypes of MFCs, microbial electrolysis cells, and other bioelectrochemical andmembrane technologies that show promise for energy recovery from wastewaters,waste biomass such as cellulosic materials, salinity gradients, and waste heat.

The following invited speakers thatwill be participating in this session include: Ken Nealson (University of SouthernCalifornia); Yuri Gorby(J Craig Venter Institute); Derek Lovley (Universityof Amherst); Hong Liu (Oregon StateUniversity); Lars Angenent (Cornell University);César Torres (ArizonaState University);and the conference organizers.

Technical abstracts are solicited for platform or posterpresentation at this session. To be considered for a presentation, pleasesubmit a SHORT ABSTRACT (150words) by the submission deadlineof October 19, 2009 usingthe online system http://abstracts.acs.org. You can sign in using your ACS ID. Go to the Environmental Chemistry link tofind the session, and choose the session title listed above.

Organizers

Bruce E. Logan, Ph.D.

Dept of Civil & Envr Engr, Penn State University, 212Sackett Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, Phone: 814-863-7908, Fax:814-863-7304, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Bruce E. Rittmann, Ph.D., NAE, FAAAS

Director, Center for Environmental Biotechnology BiodesignInstitute at ArizonaState University

1001 SouthMcAllister Avenue, Tempe,AZ 85287-5701, Phone: 480-727-0434,Fax: 1-480-727-0889, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

John M. Regan, Ph.D.

On the 16^th and 17^th of February 2009, Peter Aelterman and Hai The Pham both working at the Laboratory for Microbial Ecology and Technology (LabMET - Ghent University) will have their public defences of their PhD.

The PhD-work of Peter Aelterman is entitled "Microbial fuel cells for the treatment of waste streams with energy recovery" and will be defended in public on Monday the 16^th of February 2009 at 17:00pm.

The PhD-work of Hai The Pham is entitled "Microbiological improvements of the bioanode performance in bioelectrochemical systems" and will be defended in public on Tuesday the 17^th of February 2009 at 17:00 pm.

On Tuesday the 17^th of February 2009, from 10:00 am till 15:00 pm, there will be organized an informal workshop. There will be several presentations by experienced MFC researchers in an informal atmosphere.

More info here: http://www.mfc-conference.kr/

Abstract submission due date was extended to Apr. 30, 2009. See you in June at Gwagnju, Korea 

FIRST INTERNATIONAL MICROBIAL FUEL CELL SYMPOSIUM