'Bacteria battery' grazes on biomass for baffling benefits

cleantech.com
April 8, 2009

A new university experiment claims to give new life to the promise of a fuel cell made from bacteria, with the added benefit that it could clean up the earth as it feeds on waste biomass for its fuel.

Natalie D'Silva, a student of Dhempe College of Arts and Science in Miramar, India, has been researching this technique, referred to as microbial fuel cell (MFC). Her current experiment netted a surprising 0.47 volts. Ideally, this power would go towards powering small devices such as cell phones and other electronics.

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