Microbial Fuel Cells
Series: September 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
From: Pat Maxwell
Length: 00:01:30
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How now, brown cow? With digestive fluid you say? Along with some hay? That’s how researchers are generating electricity at the University of Ohio these days -- using the stuff that comes from a cow’s stomach. They used fluid extracted from the rumen, the cow’s largest stomach chamber, and manure. Both contain microorganisms that break down cellulose, which can power fuel cells...
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How now, brown cow? With digestive fluid you say? Along with some hay? That’s how researchers are generating electricity at the University of Ohio these days -- using the stuff that comes from a cow’s stomach. They used fluid extracted from the rumen, the cow’s largest stomach chamber, and manure. Both contain microorganisms that break down cellulose, which can power fuel cells...
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