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100031: Microbial Fuel Cells for Efficient Bioenergy Conversion

Microbial fuel cells (MFC), or electrochemical or biological cells, are used to convert biomass material into liquid fuel and ultimately into electricity. They convert chemical energy into electrical energy through the catalytic reaction of micro-organisms. This process occurs in nature, and researchers have had difficulty effectively and efficiently...
Published: 7/21/2014   |   Inventor(s): Gemma Reguera, Allison Speers, Jenna Young
Keywords(s): Bioelectricity, Biomass Ethanol, Bioreactor Category(s): Biotechnology, Energy

010052: Single Compartment Electrochemical Bioreactor System

A biofuel cell is a device that directly converts microbial metabolic power into electricity using electrochemical technology. Microbial fuel cells have previously used systems with two compartments: (1) an aerated cathode compartment containing a chemical solution of ferric cyanide and oxygen; and (2) an anode compartment containing bacterial cells,...
Published: 7/30/2014   |   Inventor(s): J. Gregory Zeikus, Doo Hyun Park
Keywords(s): Biofuel Cell, Bioreactor Category(s): Energy, Electrical

980036: Microbial Utilization of Electricity

The promotion of reductive processes in a biological system requires an electrochemical bioreactor system having a cathode compartment equipped with a cathode and an anode compartment equipped with an anode. The cathode and anode compartments are separated by a cation selective membrane, such that the cathode and anode are connected by a conductive...
Published: 7/30/2014   |   Inventor(s): J. Gregory Zeikus, Doo Hyun Park, Hyoun Shin, Mahendra Jain
Keywords(s): Biofuel Cell, Bioreactor Category(s): Energy, Electrical