Monday, September 19, 2011

Hydrogen fuel from just bacteria and water

Hydrogen, a potential clean energy source, can be sustainably generated using just seawater, river water and bacteria, according to new research. Hydrogen is a potentially valuable energy source, however environmental concerns about using fossil fuels to produce the gas, and about production costs, have limited its application so far.Previous studies have shown that hydrogen gas can be produced by harnessing the by-products of microbial organic matter metabolism in a device called a microbial electrolysis cell. But the process requires an additional input of electricity to make it work effectively. According to reaserch hydrogen can be produced in a single device by integrating a water-based power supply into the system. With this knew findings we can change the way the world is affected by the use of gasoline. I think that if this study shows more good things than in the future we might as well use water and bacteria to move around.

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