Deployable Microbial Fuel Cell and Methods

Abstract

An anode/cathode system is disclosed for use in a Benthic microbial fuel cell. Carbon cloth forms at least a portion of the anode and is disposed on one side of a water oxygen impermeable layer, which can be weighted around a periphery thereof to hold the anode against a water-sediment interface. Carbon cloth flaps or strands can be attached to the other side of the impermeable layer to form the cathode. The anode and cathode can be divided into sections with each section having an electrical lead coupled thereto. The system is deployed onto the seafloor with the anode side in contact with the water-sediment interface.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 08, 2011
Accession Number
ADA551479

Entities

People

  • Frank J. Mcneilly

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Cells
  • Circuits
  • Electrical Circuits
  • Electrodes
  • Energy Storage
  • Fibers
  • Films
  • Fuel Cells
  • Materials
  • Microbial Fuel Cells
  • Power Supplies
  • Seabed
  • Sediments
  • Underwater Acoustics
  • United States

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Oceanography.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology