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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2016
Kemira Oyj, Helsinki, FI;
Mehrdad Hesampour, Espoo, FI;
Hannele Havansi, Espoo, FI;
Pirjo Vainio, Nummela, FI;
Kirsi Kilponen, Espoo, FI;
Kemira Oyj, Helsinki, FI;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for reducing fouling in a microbial fuel cell. The method comprises feeding of an influent comprising organic substance(s) into the microbial fuel cell (MFC), which comprises an anode and a cathode connected through an external electrical circuit with each other. Organic substance(s) are converted into electrical energy in the microbial fuel cell by using microorganisms, such as exoelectrogenic bacteria, and a treated flow is removed from the microbial fuel cell. A cleaning agent composition is fed simultaneously with the influent to the microbial fuel cell. The invention relates also to the cleaning agent composition and its use.