Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Fuel cell from bacteria

Researchers at Penn State University and Ion Power have developed a process for fuel cells that can harvest the <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5683881.html?tag=zdnn.alert">hydrogen produced when bacteria consume organic matter.</A> The process can yield four times more hydrogen than the ordinary fermentation process. The process also doesn't require external oxygen and can use a wider variety of organic material, or biomass, than can be used in the fermentation process.

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