BIOLOGICAL FUEL CELL
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Abstract
A biological fuel cell includes an elongate anode (1) and a flow conduit (2) though which a fluid having a substrate flows. The ratio of the length of the flow conduit (2) to the width of the flow conduit is at least 4:1. In use, the biological fuel cell is arranged so that fluid flows within the flow conduit (2) along the length of the elongate anode (1) and the fluid flows substantially parallel to the anode (1) for at least 80% of its length.
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44 Claims
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25. An apparatus for use in a microbial fuel cell, the apparatus comprising:
- an elongate anode, a cathode and a flow conduit though which a fluid comprising a substrate flows in use, wherein the flow conduit is arranged so that, in use, the fluid comprising the substrate flows along the elongate anode and flows substantially parallel to at least 80% of the length of the elongate anode; and
the ratio of the length of said flow conduit to the width of said flow conduit is at least 20;
1. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
- an elongate anode, a cathode and a flow conduit though which a fluid comprising a substrate flows in use, wherein the flow conduit is arranged so that, in use, the fluid comprising the substrate flows along the elongate anode and flows substantially parallel to at least 80% of the length of the elongate anode; and
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41. A method of operating a microbial fuel cell comprising an elongate anode, a cathode, a flow conduit through which a fluid comprising a substrate flows and a microbe which catalyses an electrochemical reaction, wherein the ratio of the length of said flow conduit to the maximum width of said flow conduit is at least 20:
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the method including the steps of; a. causing the fluid to flow within the flow conduit along the length of the elongate anode; and b. causing the fluid to flow substantially parallel to the anode for at least 80% of the length of the anode. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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