Title:
ELECTRICITY GENERATION USING PHOTOTROPHIC MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/088626
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A sediment-type self-sustained phototrophic microbial fuel cell (100) for generating electricity through the syntrophic interaction between photo synthetic microorganisms and heterotrophic bacteria in algae cultivation ponds (102) used for biodiesel production. The microbial fuel cell is operable to continuously produce electricity without the external input of exogenous organics or nutrients.
Inventors:
NEALSON KENNETH H (US)
HE ZHEN (US)
HE ZHEN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/022773
Publication Date:
November 18, 2010
Filing Date:
February 01, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (US)
NEALSON KENNETH H (US)
HE ZHEN (US)
NEALSON KENNETH H (US)
HE ZHEN (US)
International Classes:
H01M8/16; A01K61/00; C10L1/08; C12N7/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2008112371A2 | 2008-09-18 | |||
| WO2006099220A2 | 2006-09-21 |
Foreign References:
| US20080090736A1 | 2008-04-17 |
Other References:
KAKU, NOBUO ET AL.: "Plant/microbe cooperation for electricity generation in a rice paddy field", APPL. MICROBIOL. BIOTECHNOL., vol. 79, 2008, pages 43 - 49
STRIK, DAVID P. B. T. B. ET AL.: "Renewable sustainable biocatalyzed electric ity production in a photosynthetic algal microbial fuel cell (PAMFC)", APPL. MICROBIOL. BIOTECHNOL., vol. 81, 2008, pages 659 - 668
STRIK, DAVID P. B. T. B. ET AL.: "Renewable sustainable biocatalyzed electric ity production in a photosynthetic algal microbial fuel cell (PAMFC)", APPL. MICROBIOL. BIOTECHNOL., vol. 81, 2008, pages 659 - 668
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
FLANAGAN, Heather, L. (P.O.Box 1022Minneapolis, MN, US)
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