首页
登录
职称英语
It may seem ridiculous, but in the hunt for sources of alternative energy re
It may seem ridiculous, but in the hunt for sources of alternative energy re
游客
2024-04-21
5
管理
问题
It may seem ridiculous, but in the hunt for sources of alternative energy researchers have come up with fuel cells which are powered by cheese—or at least whey, a by-product in cheese making. Whey is rich in lactose, a sugar which Georgia Antonopoulou, a biochemical engineer at the University of Patras, Greece, says can be consumed by cultures of bacteria contained within a fuel cell to generate an electric current. Microbial fuel cells, as such devices are known, are not a new idea but they are attracting more attention.
The organic contents of whey pose an environmental hazard and many governments now impose strict regulations requiring factories to pay for its treatment before disposal. Whey constitutes about 70% of the volume of the milk were used to make cheese. So, just one small feta facility will need to dispose of as such as 4,000 tonnes of whey in a single year, says Dr Antonopoulou. Microbial fuel cells could help, and not just in the cheese-making industry. Breweries, pig farms, food-processing plants and even sewage works could gain from the technology.
Traditional fuel cells work by using a catalytic material to oxidize a fuel, such as hydrogen, and make an electric current flow between two electrodes. Microbial fuel cells function in much the same way except that the catalytic reactions are carried out by bacteria contained within the fuel-cell chamber. Under anaerobic conditions(where oxygen is absent), metabolising the fuel by feeding off it and in doing so produce natural chemical reactions that produce a current.
In theory microbial fuel cells can run on almost any kind of organic matters, says Chris Melhuish, head of the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, England. "All you have to do is match the microbial culture with the type of stuff you want to use as fuel," he says. Dr Melhuish has been trying to power robots on domestic waste-water, but it is tricky. Ideally you would want to use cheap raw-waste products, he says. But traditionally the fuel cells work best with a refined fuel in the form of solutions containing synthetic sugars, such as glucose.
However, Dr Antonopoulou has now shown that, using a culture of bacteria obtained from her local waste-water plant, it is possible to get almost as much power from raw whey as from refined fuel, provided the whey is diluted. The trouble is the power output still only amounts to milliwatts, barely enough to trickle-charge a cellphone. And working with raw waste water also presents challenges.
Initially Dr Antonopoulou and her colleagues found that the coulombic efficiency of their cells-a measure of how many electrons produced actually flow into a circuit-was particularly low, at around just 2%. This turned out to be because a second set of microbes, within the whey itself, was absorbing them. So, by sterilizing the whey first to kill these other bugs they have now boosted the coulombic efficiency to around 25%. [br] What is the function principle of microbial fuel cells?
选项
A、The catalytic reactions are carried out by bacteria contained within the fuel-cell chamber.
B、The catalytic reactions are carried out by bacteria outside the fuel-cell chamber.
C、The catalytic reactions are carried out by bacteria in the aerobic conditions.
D、The catalytic reactions are carried out by bacteria via unnatural chemical reactions.
答案
A
解析
细节题。根据题目中the function principle of microbial fuel cells可定位至文章第三段,根据第三段Microbial fuel cells function in much the same way exceptthat the catalytic reactions are carried out by bacteria contained within the fuel—cellchamber.(微生物电池的工作原理也是如此,只是其中的催化反应是通过储存于电池内部的细菌来实现的)可知A项符合文意,故选择A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3565109.html
相关试题推荐
Itmayseemridiculous,butinthehuntforsourcesofalternativeenergyre
Itmayseemridiculous,butinthehuntforsourcesofalternativeenergyre
Itmayseemridiculous,butinthehuntforsourcesofalternativeenergyre
Acupuncture(针灸)isbasedontheideathatenergyflowsthroughthehumanbo
Acupuncture(针灸)isbasedontheideathatenergyflowsthroughthehumanbo
Acupuncture(针灸)isbasedontheideathatenergyflowsthroughthehumanbo
Acupuncture(针灸)isbasedontheideathatenergyflowsthroughthehumanbo
Riceislow-fatandhighinenergy,andyoucanmixitwithjustaboutanyth
Riceislow-fatandhighinenergy,andyoucanmixitwithjustaboutanyth
Riceislow-fatandhighinenergy,andyoucanmixitwithjustaboutanyth
随机试题
[originaltext]W:WhatdoyouthinkwillhappentoTom?M:Well,(l)he’lldefini
为消费者提供所需是每一个企业成功的关键。为此,企业需要为如何吸引并留住客户制定计划。影响这种计划的因素很多,比如客户关系、广告、声誉、定价、性价比(va
设A是一个n阶矩阵,那么是对称矩阵的是().
患者女,4岁,因纵隔肿瘤,在全麻下行开胸肿瘤切除术,手术顺利,术中出血约200m
小柴胡汤主治A.少阳湿热证B.伤寒少阳证C.肝脾不和证D.上热下寒证E.上寒下热
全肺切除术后护理注意事项中正确的是A.嘱患者患侧卧位 B.24小时输液量不超过
下列体现部门预算科学性原则的有()。A.预算收入的预测和安排预算支出的方向要科
考官在对应聘者面试提问时,应注意的事项有( )。A.尽量避免提出引导性的问题B
下列哪一项措施不是我国有关反倾销法律规定的反倾销措施?()A、临时反倾销措施B
甲餐馆系有限责任公司,主要从事网上外卖业务。2015年2月2日,甲餐
最新回复
(
0
)