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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2016
Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, Llc, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Rahul Ganguli, Oak Park, CA (US);
Payam Minoofar, Ventura, CA (US);
Pavan Narain Mehrotra, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Peter Malati, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Abstract
A biohybrid dual chamber fuel cell and method for producing sustainable electrical power from unprocessed biomass include a microbial fuel cell (MFC) for processing the biomass into a clean fuel, a direct alcohol fuel cell (DAFC) operatively connected to the microbial fuel cell for oxidizing the clean fuel to generate electrical power and a separation barrier in the form of a reverse osmosis membrane disposed intermediate the MFC and the DAFC which prevents the diffusion of impurities from the MFC into the DAFC and the return flow of oxidation by-products from the DAFC into the MFC.