Electrodes for use in bacterial fuel cells and bacterial electrolysis cells and bacterial fuel cells and bacterial electrolysis cells employing such electrodes
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1. A bacterial fuel cell comprising:
- a plurality of anodes and a plurality of cathodes in liquid communication the entirety of the surface of with a liquid to be purified, said plurality of anodes and said plurality of cathodes each comprising;
a metal electrical conductor arranged to be electrically coupled across a load in an electrical circuit; and
an electrically conductive coating on the entirety of the surface of said metal electrical conductor, said electrically conductive coating being operative to mutually seal said liquid and said electrical conductor from each other;
wherein said metal electrical conductor is formed of copper or a copper alloy or aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
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Abstract
A bacterial fuel cell including a plurality of anodes and a plurality of cathodes in liquid communication with a liquid to be purified, the plurality of anodes and the plurality of cathodes each including a metal electrical conductor arranged to be electrically coupled across a load in an electrical circuit and an electrically conductive coating at least between the metal electrical conductor and the liquid to be purified, the electrically conductive coating being operative to mutually seal the liquid and the electrical conductor from each other.
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1. A bacterial fuel cell comprising:
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a plurality of anodes and a plurality of cathodes in liquid communication the entirety of the surface of with a liquid to be purified, said plurality of anodes and said plurality of cathodes each comprising; a metal electrical conductor arranged to be electrically coupled across a load in an electrical circuit; and an electrically conductive coating on the entirety of the surface of said metal electrical conductor, said electrically conductive coating being operative to mutually seal said liquid and said electrical conductor from each other; wherein said metal electrical conductor is formed of copper or a copper alloy or aluminum or an aluminum alloy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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