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A bacterium can generate electricity from mud and waste

fuel cells which use microorganisms to convert chemical energy to electrical energy are seen as one of the future sources of clean power. But the capacity of such cells to generate electricity is very low. Researchers knew of microbes that can extract electricity from mud and wastewater. They have now found a way by which they can increase the microbes

Publication Date: 
14/09/2009
Archita Bhatta [2]
Down to Earth [3]
Tags:
Waste To Energy [4], Energy [5], Energy Technology [6], Fuel Cell [7], Micro Organisms [8], United States Of America (US) [9]
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National Knowledge Commission Government of India

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