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Urine-powered generator unveiled at international exhibition

Yahoo News -- Four African girls have created a generator that produces electricity for six hours using a single liter of urine as fuel.

The generator was unveiled at last week's Maker Faire in Lagos, Nigeria, by the four teens Duro-Aina Adebola, Akindele Abiola, and Faleke Oluwatoyin, all age 14, and Bello Eniola, 15.

So how exactly does the urine-powered generator work?

•Urine is put into an electrolytic cell, which separates out the hydrogen.

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Submitted Nov 13, 2012 By: BIGOILEATURCRUD

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NOTSOGRN Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,059 Points:1,512,200 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Nov 18, 2012 1:52:06 AM Ignore NOTSOGRN Report Abuse . . More beer please I need the fuel...
BIGOILEATURCRUD Champion Author North Carolina Posts:5,774 Points:1,379,415 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 14, 2012 5:25:52 AM Ignore BIGOILEATURCRUD Report Abuse Thinking of all the fuel I've P'd away!
afghaned Champion Author Hamilton Posts:11,822 Points:1,287,110 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Nov 14, 2012 4:40:39 AM Ignore afghaned Report Abuse Good luck with the patent.
OldMan322 Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,160 Points:1,595,715 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Nov 14, 2012 1:50:54 AM Ignore OldMan322 Report Abuse What is the cost per KW
NakedDriver Champion Author Des Moines Posts:15,861 Points:2,462,175 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Nov 14, 2012 1:14:25 AM Ignore NakedDriver Report Abuse ə a friend sent me a link to the story. it sounds interesting, but i wonder how accurate the assessment is. ə
Wolfman_TJack Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,514 Points:461,265 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Nov 14, 2012 1:10:54 AM Ignore Wolfman_TJack Report Abuse The girls said.... When Urine it, Urine it.... To Win it!
Wolfman_TJack Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,514 Points:461,265 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Nov 14, 2012 1:08:41 AM Ignore Wolfman_TJack Report Abuse Stay tuned. The girls said the situation remains "fluid" in Nigeria and they plan to "stream" more information to the public on their research into "urine" power.
kkimes Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,605 Points:1,507,210 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 14, 2012 1:01:20 AM Ignore kkimes Report Abuse This should be good. I want to see them refill the tank.
Wolfman_TJack Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,514 Points:461,265 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Nov 14, 2012 1:00:46 AM Ignore Wolfman_TJack Report Abuse On a scale of 1 - 10 girls.... Urinate (ur an 8).
Wolfman_TJack Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,514 Points:461,265 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Nov 14, 2012 12:58:01 AM Ignore Wolfman_TJack Report Abuse The girls may have been piss-poor.... But not anymore.
Wolfman_TJack Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,514 Points:461,265 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Nov 14, 2012 12:51:39 AM Ignore Wolfman_TJack Report Abuse Who leaked this story? [Edited by: Wolfman_TJack at 11/14/2012 12:57:37 AM EST]
EVBuddy Champion Author Nevada Posts:16,695 Points:3,032,570 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Nov 14, 2012 12:32:03 AM Ignore EVBuddy Report Abuse Hydrogen from me?
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N5EXY Champion Author Austin Posts:5,497 Points:1,511,355 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Nov 14, 2012 12:07:36 AM Ignore N5EXY Report Abuse There is an outside source of energy that makes this cell work. It is not like the filtration process used aboard the space station.
skb69sa Champion Author San Antonio Posts:3,492 Points:712,350 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Nov 14, 2012 12:07:16 AM Ignore skb69sa Report Abuse Interesting. I hear biological wastes that we all produce has lots of food for other living organism and produce biofuel.
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Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,800 Points:414,390 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Nov 13, 2012 11:52:35 PM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse @chris46 got it right. "Will this work for beer drinkers? I wonder?" Finally, the proper use for ethanol. :)
96sc1 Champion Author El Paso Posts:8,517 Points:1,367,440 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 13, 2012 11:52:08 PM Ignore 96sc1 Report Abuse The process does not make sense, because an electrolytic cell is an electrochemical cell that undergoes a oxidation reduction reaction when electrical energy is applied. What is the source of that electricity (please don't answer "the generator")?
Dodge_Me Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,214 Points:556,980 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Nov 13, 2012 11:51:08 PM Ignore Dodge_Me Report Abuse Very interesting
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boatcrazyinme Champion Author Maine Posts:1,924 Points:547,990 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Nov 13, 2012 11:47:51 PM Ignore boatcrazyinme Report Abuse sounds like a great idea!
CCLighthouse Champion Author Hartford Posts:1,008 Points:214,005 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Nov 13, 2012 11:47:45 PM Ignore CCLighthouse Report Abuse I don't think I am interested in the water from this process. Engine fuel ok, but not potable water!
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clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:10,576 Points:1,772,940 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Nov 13, 2012 11:27:41 PM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse Intriguing. Not practical but innovative. Takes electrolytic cell - electricity runs this. Takes Borax to dry the hydrogen. Takes time to do the production of hydrogen. Be careful with hydrogen or boom! Pretty and smart girls came up with this. Good going. Not practical but innovative. .
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