Bacterial Optimization for Microbial Fuel Cell Efficiency

Higher education and research

Higher education and research

Electrochemical devices that convert hydrogen and oxygen into electricity to power electric motors in aircraft.

Fuel cells that use bacteria as catalysts to produce hydrogen gas, which is then used to generate electricity. In this application, the hydrogen also provides buoyancy control.

Arizona

Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute research initiative to identify optimal bacterial strains for microbial fuel cells and scale the technology to industrial and commercial levels for waste-to-energy conversion.