CAMBRIAN INNOVATION, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: The largest shipments of supplies to the tactical edge in Afghanistan and Iraq are water a

Description

The largest shipments of supplies to the tactical edge in Afghanistan and Iraq are water and fuel. The simultaneous treatment of wastewater and production of energetic by-products has the potential to substantially reduce the logistics of forward operating bases (FOBs). BioVolt TM technology is based on the increasingly maturing area of scientific research into Bio-electrochemical Systems (BES). The technology harnesses the ability of exo-electrogenic microbes to function as bio-catalysts, by transferring electrons to electrodes outside the cell. By combining this bio-electrogenic process in fuel cell architecture we can extract direct electrical current from wastewater streams. In comparison with current aerobic treatment systems the BioVoltTM technology holds key advantages for military applications, which include, energy positive treatment, reduction in water logistics, zero fuel consumption, lower maintenance, rapid start-up and infrastructure resilience.