Biohydrogen Production from Organic Solid Wastes

0607175Khandan氢气（H2）被提议作为一种可再生和无污染的高效能源载体，以取代不可再生的化石燃料。目前可用的H2生产技术是能源密集型的并且昂贵。该项目正在开发使用牛粪、天然微生物种群和多级反应器的程序，再加上独特的氢气分离器，以实现可持续的氢气生产过程。该项目的目标是证明，与现有技术相比，可以用最少的能源投入以高速度和产量从牛粪中生产氢气。将通过对过程进行生命周期分析来评价结果。这项工作将实际应用的技术开发与基础科学的新知识的产生相结合。教育和推广方面包括对课程的贡献，博物馆展览的开发，以及基于多媒体的模拟模型的开发，以介绍燃料电池技术和H2经济的基本概念，供整个社区的利益相关者使用。

0607175Khandan Hydrogen (H2) has been proposed as a renewable and pollution-free, high-efficiency energy carrier to replace nonrenewable fossil fuels. Currently available H2 production techniques are energy-intensive and expensive. This project is developing procedures to use cattle manure, natural microbial populations, and multi-stage reactors, coupled with a unique H2 separator, for a sustainable H2 production process. The goal of the project is to demonstrate that H2 can be produced from cattle manure at high rate and yield with minimum energy input in comparison to existing technologies. The results will be evaluated by performing a life-cycle analysis of the process. The effort combines technology development for a practical application with the generation of new knowledge on the underlying science. Educational and outreach aspects include contributions to courses, the development of a museum display, and development of a multi-media-based simulation model to present fundamental concepts fuel-cell technology and H2 economy to be used with stakeholders throughout their community.