Waste to real energy: The first MFC powered mobile phone

Ieropoulos, Ioannis A.; Ieropoulos, Ioannis; Ledezma, Pablo; Stinchcombe, Andrew; Papaharalabos, George; Melhuish, Chris; Greenman, John

Abstract

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. This journal is © 2013 the Owner Societies.

Citation

Ieropoulos, I. A., Ieropoulos, I., Ledezma, P., Stinchcombe, A., Papaharalabos, G., Melhuish, C., & Greenman, J. (2013). Waste to real energy: The first MFC powered mobile phone. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15(37), 15312-15316. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cp52889h

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Oct 7, 2013
• Journal: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
• Print ISSN: 1463-9076
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 37
• Pages: 15312-15316
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cp52889h
• Keywords: microbial fuel cells (MFCs), urine, electricity, mobile phone battery, charging
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/929771
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3cp52889h
• Related Public URLs: http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/artificial-life-xii