Could dried banana peel may become the new fuel of the future?!
With the help of a special technology, scientists have come one step closer to carbon neutrality.
As the European objective is to achieve total carbon neutrality by 2050, researchers are increasingly pressed for time to achieve results in this area.
Is a high-powered lamp and dried banana peel enough for this?
The hydrogen policy of the European Union permits the production of hydrogen from biomass that can be used as a renewable energy source, but subject to certain sustainability criteria. Scientists have discovered that with the help of high-performance xenon lamps, fuel can be extracted quickly and cheaply from waste biomass such as dried banana peels, corn cobs, coffee beans, or even coconut shells. This method is called photothermal technology.
This is how the new technology works
The xenon flash lamp emits a very strong white light. A single flash is enough for the biomass to begin to transform. In the future, the researchers would like to apply the method to other industrial waste as well.
Source: Euronews
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