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Researchers Surpassed Theoretical Efficiency Limit on Biohydrogen Production

Arsenij Percov — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 10:27:37 +0000

Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln surpassed the theoretical ceiling on the amount of biohydrogen that bacteria could produce via fermentation. They used a genetic engineering technique that leaves bacteria with two possible options: either to die or to adapt. The limit was proposed by researcher Rudolf Thauer in 1977, and it was 4 units […]

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Scientists Compartmenting Bacteria to Create Biodiesel and Vaccines

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:46:57 +0000

I have always thought that bacteria and genetics are not play with, but it looks like some researchers at the University of Kent and University College Cork have hacked into some simple bacteria's (like e-coli) inner structure and created compartments where they could synthesize biofuels and vaccines.

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New Method for Extracting Hydrogen from Green Algae

Cristi — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:24:25 +0000

Analyzing a single-celled green alga, researchers have found a fermentation process which was not known before that can revolution hydrogen production. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a soil or fresh water single-celled alga, produces its own energy by fermentation when it has no source of oxygen.

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UK Researchers Use Bacteria to Generate Hydrogen from Landfills

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:21:39 +0000

As you already know, Earth's ecosystems are in a closed-loop. Researchers from the University of Birmingham have created a closed loop hydrogen energy eco-system based on two types of bacteria and a twist of fuel cell technology. How did they do that?

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