Miniaturized Ceramic-Based Microbial Fuel Cell for Efficient Power Generation From Urine and Stack Development

Iwona Gajda1, Andrew Stinchcombe1, Irene Merino-Jiménez1, Grzegorz Pasternak1, Daniel Sánchez-Herranz1, John Greenman1,2, Ioannis Ieropoulos1,2
1Bristol Robotics Laboratory, Bristol BioEnergy Centre, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
2Department of Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom

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