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Research shows chocolate can generate electrical power
Publication Date:01-June-2006
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LONDON-- British scientists have succeeded in powering a fuel cell by
feeding chocolate-factory waste to sugar-loving bacteria, according to a
report in the New Scientist magazine to be published on Saturday.
Microbiologist Lynne Mackaskie and her colleagues at the University of Birmingham in England used the hydrogen produced by Escherichia coli bacteria that consumed the sugar to power a fuel cell, which generated enough electricity to drive a small fan, the report said. The process could provide a use for chocolate waste that would otherwise end up in a landfill, said the researchers. |