Direct Electricity Generation from Carbohydrates in Mediatorless Microbial Fuel Cells.

The Portal is a joint project of MATTO and the MTTC. The development and implementation of the portal has been paid for by the MTTC, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Biomedical Research Institute, Boston University, Brandeis University, Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard University, Joslin Diabetes Center, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts General Hospital, McLean Hospital, Northeastern University, The Schepens Eye Research Institute, and Tufts University.

Intellectual Property

ID:	UMA 04-07
IP Type:	Licensable Technology
Title:	Direct Electricity Generation from Carbohydrates in Mediatorless Microbial Fuel Cells.
Inventor:	Swades K. Chaudhuri, Ph.D. and Summary:	A microbial fuel cell is a system that harvests electrons produced during microbial metabolism and channels them for electric current production. A microbe, Rhodoferax ferrireducens strain T118^T, has been isolated from anoxic subsurface sediments. It is an iron reducing microbe that can completely oxidize glucose to carbon dioxide with Fe(111) serving as the sole electron acceptor. R. ferrireducens metabolizes and produces current, from sugars such as glucose, fructose, sucrose and xylose. Microbial fuel cells can be connected in series and current production remain steady for days.
Tech Type:	Energy \| Biomaterials and Diagnostics/Biomarkers \| Environment
URL:	http://amherst.cvip-umass.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=tech.index
Contact:	Office of Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property Phone: 413-545-3606 FAX: 413-545-3632 E-Mail: cvip@research.umass.edu
Organization:	University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Display all intellectual properties for Swades K. Chaudhuri, Ph.D. and Display all intellectual properties for University of Massachusetts at Amherst