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EP 4147289 A1 20230315 - MICROBIAL FUEL CELL

Title (en)

MICROBIAL FUEL CELL

Title (de)

MIKROBIELLE BRENNSTOFFZELLE

Title (fr)

PILE À COMBUSTIBLE MICROBIENNE

Publication

EP 4147289 A1 20230315 (EN)

Application

EP 21728125 A 20210506

Priority

IT 202000010324 A 20200508
IT 2021050134 W 20210506

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2021224951A1] A microbial fuel cell, MFC, is herein described in which the anode half-cell consists of the anodes directly inserted into the feed liquid in correspondence with the respective cathode cell and batteries consisting of said cells.

IPC 8 full level

C02F 3/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C02F 3/005 (2013.01); H01M 8/16 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2021224951A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2021224951 A1 20211111; EP 4147289 A1 20230315; IT 202000010324 A1 20211108

DOCDB simple family (application)

IT 2021050134 W 20210506; EP 21728125 A 20210506; IT 202000010324 A 20200508