US 12,266,836 B2
Transparent microbial energy device
Eun Ju Lim, Yongin-si (KR); and Young Seok Song, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Dankook University, Yongin-si (KR)
Filed by Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Dankook University, Yongin-si (KR)
Filed on Sep. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/474,013.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0189521 (KR), filed on Dec. 31, 2020; application No. 10-2020-0189523 (KR), filed on Dec. 31, 2020; and application No. 10-2021-0115667 (KR), filed on Aug. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0209273 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 8/16 (2006.01); C12N 1/12 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 11/04 (2006.01); H01M 4/86 (2006.01); H01M 4/88 (2006.01); C12R 1/89 (2006.01)
CPC H01M 8/16 (2013.01) [C12N 1/12 (2013.01); C12N 1/20 (2013.01); C12N 11/04 (2013.01); H01M 4/8657 (2013.01); H01M 4/8673 (2013.01); H01M 4/8825 (2013.01); C12N 2513/00 (2013.01); C12N 2529/10 (2013.01); C12N 2533/12 (2013.01); C12N 2533/30 (2013.01); C12R 2001/89 (2021.05)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transparent microbial energy device comprising:
a first transparent electrode;
a first hydrogel layer disposed on the first transparent electrode and including algal cells;
an ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane disposed on the first hydrogel layer;
a second hydrogel layer disposed on the ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane and including potassium ferricyanide; and
a second transparent electrode disposed on the second hydrogel layer.