Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for converting chemical energy stored in wastewater into electrical energy
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Application No.: US14938258Application Date: 2015-11-11
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Publication No.: US10340545B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Jose Luis Lozano
- Applicant: BioEnergySP, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NY Spencer
- Assignee: BioEnergySP, Inc.
- Current Assignee: BioEnergySP, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Spencer
- Agency: Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
- Agent Alfred Y. Chu, Esq.; Brian B. Shaw, Esq.
- Main IPC: H01M8/16
- IPC: H01M8/16 ; H01M8/0202

Abstract:
A method and apparatus is provided for harvesting electricity from a biofilm retained in a zero chamber, no interphase container, the biofilm having a portion supporting aerobic microbial activity and a second portion supporting anaerobic microbial activity, wherein the first and the second portion are in direct physical contact. A power harvester is electrically connected, directly or indirectly, to the second portion of the biofilm.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170133700A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING CHEMICAL ENERGY STORED IN WASTEWATER INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY Public/Granted day:2017-05-11
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