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Now, I’ve talked before about using microbes to treat wastewater and create hydrogen. There have usually been some complications with this process such as the need to add electricity in order to start and maintain the process. Penn State researchers have solved this issue by introducing fresh water and seawater into the process. According to • Read More »

Researchers using a protein or enzyme really called a hydrogenase plus a nickel-based catalyst were able to create hydrogen gas 10 times faster than proteins found in natural microbes and 100 times faster than the previous synthetic catalyst record holder. The scientists used nickel which is a much cheaper metal than the norm which is • Read More »

In the past I’ve talked about using red hot steel to create hydrogen and microbial enzymes to replace platinum in fuel cells. Now, researchers at Pennsylvania State University have discovered a way to use microbes, electrolysis and a stainless steel brush to create hydrogen from organic waste. The idea behind the stainless steel brush is • Read More »

Researchers at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom have discovered that a certain bacteria called Nostoc releases hydrogen as part of its metabolic process. The Nostoc bacteria works by fixing nitrogen in an energy intensive process that is just beginning to be understood. Using computer modeling, the researchers are able to identify the • Read More »