Pages

▼

Sunday, 15 July 2012

New catalyst could replace platinum to bring down the cost of microbial fuel cells


University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) have identified an inexpensive nanorod catalyst with efficiencies rivalling that of platinum. Composed of nitrogen-enriched iron-carbon nanorods, the new catalyst holds the promise of cheaper, more efficient microbial fuel cells (MFCs) that generate their own hydrogen from waste water.. Continue Reading New catalyst could replace platinum to bring down the cost of microbial fuel cells
at

1 comment:

  1. Neil A RussellMonday, 16 July 2012 at 07:26:00 GMT-7

    Now that it may become cost effective I can't wait to hear from the left what horror to the planet this will be and must be shut down to save the children.

    ReplyDelete

Rules for submitting comments:

1. No profanity. I maintain the pretense that this is a family-friendly site.

2. Stay on topic. A bit of straying and off-hand commenting is okay, but hijacking the discussion is right out.

3. No ad hominem attacks. Attack the subject, not the other person on the thread and keep the discussion civil.

4. No spamming or commercial endorsements. These get deleted immediately.

Tip: Beware of putting hyperlinks in your comments–especially at the end. For some reason, Blogger interprets these as spam.

Note: Due to the recent spate of anonymous spamming, registration for comments is now required.