Floating-type microbial fuel cell
AssigneeGwangju Institute of Science and Technology
InventorsIn Seop Chang, Junyeong An
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Abstract
Provided is a floating-type microbial fuel cell capable of effectively generating energy from organic contaminants of contaminated waters. The floating-type microbial fuel cell includes a cathode, an anode electrically connected to the cathode, and a floating unit connected to the cathode and/or the anode and floatable in a substrate solution, wherein the cathode is positioned at a region in the substrate solution having a dissolved oxygen concentration higher than that of a region at which the anode is positioned, and the anode is positioned at a region in the substrate solution having an amount of electrons generated by microorganisms larger than that of a region at which the cathode is positioned.
Claims12
A floating-type microbial fuel cell comprising:
- a cathode;
- an anode electrically connected to the cathode;
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- a floating unit connected to at least one of the cathode and the anode and floatable in a substrate solution,
- wherein the cathode is positioned at a region in the substrate solution having a dissolved oxygen concentration higher than that of a region at which the anode is positioned, and the anode is positioned at a region in the substrate solution having an amount of electrons generated by microorganisms larger than that of a region at which the cathode is positioned.
A floating-type microbial fuel cell comprising:
- a floating unit floatable in a substrate solution;
- a cathode connected to the floating unit to be positioned at a surface layer of the substrate solution;
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- an anode electrically connected to the cathode and disposed to be submerged in the substrate solution.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.