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A sample of a toilet that can use urine to generate electricity is installed in a bar at a foreign university. The scientists behind this "urine-powered" toilet want this technology to be used by disaster relief teams to provide much-needed electricity in camps. This technology makes use of microbial fuel cells in toilets to create bio-chemical energy and then convert bio-chemical energy into electricity. The toilet was developed in collaboration with the University of the West of England in Bristol and Oxfam Xerox. It was installed near the student apartment at the University of the West of England in Flachau, because students often linger here after class, and researchers believe that this will make the toilet fully functional.
Researchers ask students and staff to use this toilet as much as possible, donate urine, provide energy for microbial fuel cells, and then generate electricity to power indoor lighting.
The entire research team was led by Prof. Ioannis Ieropoulos of the Bristol Robotics Institute at the University of the West of England in Bristol, who used microbial fuel cells to harvest electricity from unconventional sources. Experts in the field.
Eero Paos said: “We have already proved that this kind of power generation method is feasible. The work of the Bristol Bioenergy Research Center was already reported in newspapers as early as in 2013, when the research team of the research center showed a The research results prove that the electricity generated by the microbial fuel cell is enough to charge the mobile phone."
He said: "This project in cooperation with Xerox will probably have a huge impact on the disaster relief work. Microbial fuel cells use the living microorganisms that grow in urine to generate electricity. Microbial fuel cells are actually a system. It A portion of the energy is extracted from the biochemical energy produced during the growth of microorganisms, and it is directly converted into electricity. We call this process urine electricity or urine power."
He continued: "This technology belongs to green energy technology because we do not need to use fossil fuels. In fact, we use a waste that can be supplied in large quantities."
The toilet on the installed University of the West of England campus is similar to the one installed by Xerox in refugee camps in many places. The device that converts urine into electrical energy is located below the toilet and people can see it through a clear screen.
Andy Bastable, head of water and sanitation at Xerox, said: “Xerox has a wealth of experience in providing sanitation facilities to the affected areas. How to supply lighting power to areas that are out of reach of electricity is something we often encounter. To a difficult problem."
Bassble said: "This technology is a big step forward for humanity. Living in a refugee camp is already very difficult. If there is no lighting at night, it will probably be assassinated by others. The application potential of the invention is enormous."
They hope that this type of toilet can provide practical help for the on-site rescue team, because urine is not only free, but also a constant source of resources.
Professor Eeropols added: "The cost of manufacturing a microbial fuel cell is about £1 (about $1.50). We estimate that the toilet we ordered for this trial costs only about £600 (about 900). (US dollar), but compared to the value it can create, it can almost be completely ignored, because in theory this technology can be used forever."
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