pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on sun 1 jun 08
Easy Conversion of Organic Matter to Hydrogen Discovered Body: (NaturalNews)
Researchers at Penn State have discovered a process for generating hydrogen
from the decomposition of a common acid, according to a study published in
the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Researchers placed naturally occurring bacteria into acetic acid, which is
produced when glucose or cellulose ferment. Acetic acid is the primary
component in vinegar.
The researchers added a granulated graphite anode and a cathode of carbon
with a platinum catalyst, converting the entire system into a fuel cell
As a consequence of the bacteria's digestion of the acetic acid, electrons
flowed from the anode to the cathode, generating up to 0.3 volts of
electricity.
With a total of 0.5 volts of energy - meaning that 0.
2 volts must be added from an external source - the liquid starts to break
into its component parts and hydrogen gas is released.
According to researcher Bruce E.
Logan, the new process highlights that hydrogen production for energy
purposes is more achievable and nearer to realization than biofuels such as
ethanol.
"The energy focus is currently on ethanol as a fuel, but economical ethanol
from cellulose is 10 years down the road," Logan said.
"First you need to break cellulose down to sugars and then bacteria can
convert them to ethanol.
"
In contrast, the fuel cell developed by Logan's research team uses minimal
processing to produce an energy surplus.
"This process produces 288 percent more energy in hydrogen than the
electrical energy that is added to the process," Logan said. If the cell is
set up to siphon off some of the hydrogen that it produces in order to power
its own process, the cell produces 144 percent more energy than it uses.
Fuel cells last until the fuel that powers them (in this case, acetic acid)
is consumed. In contrast to batteries, in which the anode and cathode are
consumed and must be replaced, the fuel cell can be recharged with fuel and
continue operating.
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