Innovative! Brazilian Researchers Develop Cost-Effective Technology to Extract Green Hydrogen Using Shrimp Shells

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Published on 30/05/2024 at 19:00

Updated on 30/05/2024 at 19:01

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UFC Researchers Develop Technology to Extract Green Hydrogen Using Shrimp Shells: Electrolyzer Uses Chitosan Membrane.

Researchers from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) have developed an innovative, cheaper, and renewable technology for extracting green hydrogen. This alternative energy source to fossil fuels, such as oil and coal, aids in combating global warming.

Understand How the Technology That Extracts Green Hydrogen with Shrimp Shells Works

Santino Loruan and other researchers have developed a chitosan membrane for use in electrolyzers that separate water (H2O) into its constituent molecules, hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O). The hydrogen becomes fuel gas and can be used as an energy source for direct combustion or for electricity generation in fuel cells.

**Chitosan Membranes Patented by the Team.**
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Chitosan is a biologically-based polymer, abundant, renewable, and easy to obtain, found in the shells of shrimp and other crustaceans. Along with chitin, this material has been used in various applications, including solar cells, filters for heavy metals, biodiesel, and even a new class of composites.

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Green Hydrogen with Shrimp Shells Patented by UFC

In this research, the electrolyzer that extracts green hydrogen with shrimp shells was powered by solar energy, making the entire process environmentally sustainable, and thus, the fuel produced is called green hydrogen. When generated by solar energy, hydrogen becomes a clean energy vector.

According to one of the researchers, Professor Ênio Deus, hydrogen, in fact, has no color. It is an inert and colorless gas, the most abundant element in the atmosphere. It is green because it is obtained from renewable sources.

The chitosan membrane that extracts green hydrogen with shrimp shells has been patented by the Federal University of Ceará. According to the researcher, this membrane has been patented and is now a product, a national technology that enters the market and competes with other membranes.

The invention of the membrane will be one of the innovations presented at the International Conference on Renewable Energy Technologies (Citer), which will take place from June 3 to 5 in Teresina (PI).

What Will the Event Presenting the Product Be Like?

The conference will bring together 180 speakers from various countries in 45 hybrid-format panels (both in-person and remote participation). The organizers expect the conference to attract 10,000 attendees, including entrepreneurs who may be interested in the industrial production of the membrane created by UFC researchers and other Brazilian innovations.

The entry is completely free and, in addition to entrepreneurs, researchers and experts in renewable energy expect to attract a lay audience that may have an interest in science.

According to Ana Paula Rodrigues, president of the Institute of International Cooperation for the Environment and one of the conference’s creators, it is necessary to provide access to the population regarding scientific production to contribute to raising awareness about the importance of science and technology for Brazil’s advancement and humanity’s development.

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Rogério

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01/06/2024 14:40

Daqui a pouco alguém desse desgoverno vai lá e prende tudo isso, só pra não perder o dinheiro dos combustíveis na Petrobras.

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Innovative! Brazilian Researchers Develop Cost-Effective Technology to Extract Green Hydrogen Using Shrimp Shells

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