MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611106932 A) filed by Sharda University on September 05, 2026, for Functionally Graded Ceramic Separator For Microbial Fuel Cells.
Inventors include Dr. Mohit Sahni; Babita Tripathi; Pooja Devi; and Anurag Tyagi.
The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.
Abstract: Abstract Disclosed is a ceramic separator for a microbial fuel cell comprising a Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag-derived ceramic body extending between an anode-facing surface and a cathode-facing surface. A fouling-resistant ceramic region adjoining the anode-facing surface defines a first interconnected pore network, while an ion-transport ceramic region adjoining the cathode-facing surface defines a second interconnected pore network more open than the first interconnected pore network. A ceramic transition region integrally joins the ceramic regions and defines an intermediate interconnected pore network communicating with the first and second interconnected pore networks. Reinforcement is distributed across a change in pore architecture within the transition region. The interconnected pore networks collectively define a continuous ionic transport path through the ceramic body, while the reinforcement extends across the pore-architecture change to interrupt crack propagation arising from differential microstructural response between adjoining ceramic regions. Fig. 1 Dated September 3, 2026 / Kumar Tushar Srivastava IN/PA- 3973 Agent for the Applicant
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