Microbes reach a chemical dead end
Microbes reach a chemical dead end once sugar from material has been broken down into acetic acid, carbon dioxide and hydrogen. That releases at best only a third of the hydrogen in a molecule of the sugar glucose, for example.
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Anthropogenic Climate Change »Anthropogenic Climate Change
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Responding to climate change? »Responding to climate change?
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Immediate action required »Immediate action required
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How to reduce the risks/impact of climate change? »How to reduce the risks/impact of climate change?
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Radical restructuring of the energy sector »Radical restructuring of the energy sector
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Generate energy from non-fossil fuel and renewable sources »Generate energy from non-fossil fuel and renewable sources
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Hydrogen »Hydrogen
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Hard to produce cleanly and efficiently »Hard to produce cleanly and efficiently
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How would the hydrogen be generated? »How would the hydrogen be generated?
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Microbial electrolysis cells »Microbial electrolysis cells
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Produces poor yields »Produces poor yields
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Microbes reach a chemical dead end
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New fuel-cell designs overcome this »New fuel-cell designs overcome this
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