Waste to real energy: the first MFC powered mobile phone.
This communication reports for the first time the charging of a commercially available mobile phone, using Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) fed with real neat urine. The membrane-less MFCs were made out of ceramic material and employed plain carbon based electrodes.
Bristol Robotics Laboratory, Faculty of Environment & Technology, University of the West of England, BS16 1QY, Bristol, UK. ioannis.ieropoulos@brl.ac.uk.
Ioannis A
IA
Ieropoulos
Pablo
P
Ledezma
Andrew
A
Stinchcombe
George
G
Papaharalabos
Chris
C
Melhuish
John
J
Greenman
D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources / Q000191:economics* / Q000382:microbiology*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D040421:Cell Phone / Q000191:economics*; D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry; D004560:Electricity; D004566:Electrodes; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D014556:Urine / Q000737:chemistry
D002244:Carbon