Biofuel cell
AssigneesUnicharm Corporation, Hiroshima University
InventorsTakayoshi Konishi, Toshio Hiraoka, Toshihide Kakizono
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Abstract
The biofuel cell has a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an external circuit electrically connecting the positive electrode and the negative electrode, a positive electrode region where the positive electrode is disposed, a negative electrode region where the negative electrode is disposed, and a proton permeable membrane disposed between the positive electrode region and the negative electrode region, and the negative electrode region houses a biocatalyst together with the crushed material. The negative electrode region is separated by a mesh into an electrode region and a crushed material region, the negative electrode is housed in the electrode region, and the crushed material is housed in the crushed material region.
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A biofuel cell for generating electricity by recycling a crushed material of disposable diaper waste, comprising:
- a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an external circuit electrically connecting the positive electrode and the negative electrode,
- a positive electrode region where the positive electrode is disposed,
- a negative electrode region where the negative electrode is disposed, wherein the negative electrode region houses a biocatalyst together with the crushed material, and
- a proton permeable membrane disposed between the positive electrode region and the negative electrode region,
- wherein the negative electrode region is separated by a mesh into an electrode region and a crushed material region,
- the negative electrode is housed in the electrode region, and the crushed material is housed in the crushed material region.
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