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Wouldn't it be cool if your compost pile generated electricity? | (Read 341 times) |
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MJ Solaro
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March 06, 2008, 03:18:32 PM |
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080303190535.htm
Scientists have just figured out that riboflavin is the key ingredient to help bacteria that eat waste to generate electricity.
Basically, they cultured some bacteria colonies around electrodes, and then when they upped the riboflavin concentration of the bacteria's diet, electricity production went through the roof. Riboflavin (vitamin b-12) has some magical properties that let it act as a conduit between living cells and electrodes. Cool!
In theory, wastewater treatment facilities could go energy-neutral by letting the bacteria treat the water and generate power for the facility simultaneously.
To get it to a point where your home compost pile is generating power is going to require a few more significant advances, but it certainly is interesting considering the possibilities!
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Jeremy_IL
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Workin' Central IL converted farmland
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March 07, 2008, 10:56:42 AM |
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Wow, this is really neat! I wonder how much wattage they can produce.
That would really weird to be able to say that you have a compost-pile fueled car (sometime in the future). Emissions? Compost. Little lines of compost everywhere. Sounds like I'm poking fun, but this really does sound cool.
-Jeremy
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