ERDC and ARL Sponsor Bioelectrochemical Workshop at Penn State

Published Sept. 23, 2011

Sept. 23, 2011

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The ERDC Environmental Laboratory co-organized and participated in, along with the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), the workshop "Developing Standardized Design and Testing Procedures for Benchmarking Bioelectrochemical System (BES) Advancements."

The workshop was held on the campus of Penn State University, where individuals from academia, industry, and the Department of Defense contributed to the event.

Over the course of two days, top researchers in the BES field worked to determine appropriate performance criteria that require standardization, develop standard testing protocols, and establish a benchmarking framework for comparable testing and reporting.

EL briefed the Army's ongoing research in bioelectrochemistry and the need to advance this research.

ERDC has applied research investments in the development of portable wastewater treatment systems, as well as remote sensor systems that will benefit from integration of BES.