Re: Energy from Wastewater (Microbial Fuel Cell)

From: Cyril (Meynier.cyril.antispam1_at_antispam2.wanadoo.fr)
Date: 06/15/04 

Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 21:02:04 +0200

Profitant de la d'expression qui, pour quelques semaines encore,
prévaut en France, manofsan@yahoo.com (sanman) a écrit :
 
>Here's an article I liked:
>
>http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-06/ps-cw061504.php
>
>It's about an experimental microbial fuel cell (MFC) which is being
>used to produce energy from wastewater.

Energy from wastewater is already used. Several wastewater tratment
units use moicrobial digestion to produce a mid-Btu biogas that can be
used as fuel in any application.
Very near from here (Lille, Northern France), it is even used as motor
fuel for some city buses !

slts 

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