Microbial fuel cell and method of use
OwnerDonald W Crookes, Sr., Ciro DiMeglioinventors
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Abstract
A microbial fuel cell comprising a cathode module, an anode module, a means for feeding source water to the anode module, and a means for feeling air to the source water after said anode module, wherein the source water is introduced in the anode module and discharged at the cathode module, a membrane is not used to transfer electrons, and the source water does not flow through a layer between the cathode and anode modules, such as glass wool or beads.
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A method for reducing biological oxygen demand in water using a membrane-less and barrier-less microbial fuel cell comprising a cathode module, an anode module, a means for feeding source water from the anode module to the cathode module, and a means for introducing oxygen into said cathode module, wherein said source water is introduced into said anode module and discharged from said cathode module and wherein air is introduced to the source water after said anode module.
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