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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2014
Lewis Hsu, Lomita, CA (US);
Wayne Po-wen Liu, San Diego, CA (US);
David Bartholomew Chadwick, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffrey Asher Kagan, San Diego, CA (US);
Lewis Hsu, Lomita, CA (US);
Wayne Po-Wen Liu, San Diego, CA (US);
David Bartholomew Chadwick, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffrey Asher Kagan, San Diego, CA (US);
The United States of America as represented by Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A microbial fuel cell comprising: an anode; an anode chamber configured to house the anode and an oxygen-reduced, nutrient-rich solution from a sediment bottom of a natural water body, wherein the anode chamber shields the anode from surrounding oxygen-rich water; a cathode disposed outside the anode chamber in the oxygen-rich water and electrically coupled in series to the anode via an electrical load; and an agitator configured to periodically agitate the sediment bottom to increase the quantity of nutrients in the nutrient-rich solution.