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# (12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION 

(43) Date of publication: 

10.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/50 

(21) Application number: 07109822.2 

(22) Date of filing: 07.06.2007 

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS 

(71) Applicant: Danmarks Tekniske Universitet 2800 Lyngby (DK) GLYPH<3> 

## (54) Microbial fuel cell 

(57) A novel microbial fuel cell construction for the generation of electrical energy. The microbial fuel cell comprises: (i) an anode electrode, (ii) a cathode cham- ber, said cathode chamber comprising an inlet through which an influent enters the cathode chamber, an outlet through which an effluent depart the cathode chamber, a cathode electrode and an electrolyte permeable mem- brane, wherein both the anode electrode and the cathode chamber are to be submersed into an anaerobic envi- ronment to generate electrical energy. 

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(51) Int Cl.: GLYPH<3> 

H01M8/16 (2006.01) H01M4/86 (2006.01) 

(72) Inventors: 

• Angelidaki, Irini 2000, Frederiksberg (DK) GLYPH<3> 

• Min, Booki 2720, Vanløse (DK) GLYPH<3> 

(74) Representative: Plougmann & Vingtoft A/S Sundkrogsgade 9 P.O. Box 831 2100 Copenhagen Ø (DK) GLYPH<3> 

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# (11) EP 2 000 000 A1 

