free elecy..

ScotJimland · 10-11-2012, 21:36

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Originally Posted by Reallyretired

A different process, but the urea is still acting as a fuel, i.e. an energy source, so there is a possibility that the electrolysis of urea may produce more energy, in the form of Hydrogen, than it takes for the reaction. If the bacteria can use it as an energy source then the reaction must be exothermic to a degree.
I beleive it is possible to generate electricity from urine, but I suspect the technology may be beyond the ability of those schoolgirls it is the

after all

I'll keep an open mind then..

good discussion.. a change from A frames and the like

darklord · 10-11-2012, 21:41

Ah, the Daily Mail. They did a hygene study into the amount of items we touch in a day that transfer sh*t to our hands. I was ready to question this, knowing how clean our home is,......when I realiased I had just been holding a Daily Mail.

bungy · 10-11-2012, 22:44

Original Source of the news -
http://makerfaireafrica.com/2012/11/...red-generator/

Other info supporting the feasibility and some of the science, picked out from some of the posts,
its not a new idea but is the first practical use...and certainly in Africa

http://www.suttonfruit.com/pics/urea_electrolysis.pdf

http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/fu...ions-1C6956099

http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/ne...y/02070902.asp

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/thin...rom-urine/6481

http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33375_1-573...-pee-or-water/

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10284239-48.html

tell you what though - wish my science classes had been like theirs

sedge · 10-11-2012, 22:46

Gosh - with what I produce overnight I could likely power Bed'th and some parts of Ash Green.

Interesting, bacterial action. Wonder if the hydrogen production would be higher if you was diabetic when your blood glucose was so high (ie in excess of 10% which causes damage to organs etc) and therefore, the glucose spills over into your pee?

I ask this because the NHS and the Daily Mail etc are always telling us how much diabetic complications are costing us all; this way maybe the hospitals treating the uncontrolled Diabetics could recoup the cost on what they saved on electrickery !

Much cheaper than educating the poor sods, after all ......

Wildman · 11-11-2012, 10:07

now that is what I call Bio fuel, now where do I get a processing plant details from.

hilldweller · 11-11-2012, 13:59

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Originally Posted by ScotJimland

I recall some while back a discussion on RVOC about improving MPG by injecting hydrogen into the diese

It was debated long and hard somewhere else, the point seemed to be the hydrogen was not fuel but a catalyst to improve the diesel combustion.

It did not look impossible but, as always, if had worked why weren't the manufacturers building it in ?

ScotJimland · 11-11-2012, 14:24

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Originally Posted by hilldweller

It was debated long and hard somewhere else, the point seemed to be the hydrogen was not fuel but a catalyst to improve the diesel combustion.

It did not look impossible but, as always, if had worked why weren't the manufacturers building it in ?

Yes indeed..

IIRC .. One of the members (on RVOC) had it installed free by a company for testing purposes with the condition that if it improved the MPG he would pay for it .. After testing for several months there was no improvement, so it was returned..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_fuel_enhancement

knokinonabit · 11-11-2012, 16:16

They could get the raw material from Parliament.
There are 600+ people in there who are full of wind and p**s