WO2010024577A3 - Floating-anode microbial fuel cell with thin-layer horizontal flow - Google Patents

Floating-anode microbial fuel cell with thin-layer horizontal flow Download PDF

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WO2010024577A3
WO2010024577A3 PCT/KR2009/004737 KR2009004737W WO2010024577A3 WO 2010024577 A3 WO2010024577 A3 WO 2010024577A3 KR 2009004737 W KR2009004737 W KR 2009004737W WO 2010024577 A3 WO2010024577 A3 WO 2010024577A3
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송영채
유규선
이송근
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한국해양대학교 산학협력단
전주대학교 산학협력단
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/16—Biochemical fuel cells, i.e. cells in which microorganisms function as catalysts
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    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M4/00—Electrodes
    • H01M4/86—Inert electrodes with catalytic activity, e.g. for fuel cells
    • H01M4/8605—Porous electrodes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
    • C02F3/00—Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
    • C02F3/005—Combined electrochemical biological processes
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    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50—Fuel cells

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The present invention relates to a floating-anode microbial fuel cell. More specifically, the present invention relates to a microbial fuel cell having an anaerobic unit, an electrode unit and an outflow unit. In this microbial fuel cell, the electrode unit includes an anode disposed to float horizontally on surface water and a cathode provided horizontally at the bottom of a cathode-reaction tank, and a separating layer for separating the cathode and the anode. The microbial fuel cell is characterised in that the cathode is immersed in, by way of example, a liquid substance containing organic matter and sewage or waste water flowing in a thin fashion horizontally in an anaerobic state, and the anode is formed in such a way that it floats horizontally on the water surface with one of its surfaces in contact with an air layer, while the other surface is in contact with the water layer on the water surface. The microbial fuel cell according to the present invention is advantageous in that it can continuously produce electric power with a high yield from the liquid substance containing organic matter such as sewage or waste water, and it allows the organic matter to be stabilised.
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