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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/16 (2006.01); H01M 8/02 (2016.01); H01M 8/1004 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/16 (2013.01); H01M 8/02 (2013.01); H01M 8/1004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microbial fuel cell includes a container unit and an electrode unit. The container unit includes an electrolytic cell and a communication port. The electrode unit includes a gas-phase chamber, a positive electrode, a negative electrode that is configured to hold microbes, an ion transfer layer that is interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, a first vent port, and a second vent port. The gas-phase chamber is communicated with the communication port through the second vent port.