A bacterium to produce clean energy

A bacterium to produce clean energy 
A team led by Angelo Fontana at the research laboratories of the Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry of the National Research Council (CNR-ICB) of Pozzuoli ( NA), has designed and patented a new biotechnological method for capturing carbon dioxide and the synthesis of hydrogen by fermentation of organic materials also waste, which could have an industrial use for the production of renewable energy and eco-friendly. The study was published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy and is being published on ChemSunChem. The objective of the current work is scientific, but the results now open the possibility of industrial application of Capnophilic Lactic Fermentation, whereas only for the production of lactic acid, there is a world market estimated at about 1,200 million dollars in 2010. Clf is a novel method that allows for simultaneous, three benefits, "says Fontana" means the production of clean energy, carbon capture and recovery of waste materials. The metabolism of the bacterium, the researcher continues ICB-CNR, taking CO2 releases lactic acid and acetic acid with the complete elimination of CO2, also in contrast to the classical autotrophic fixation mechanisms, such as photosynthesis, does not involve synthesis of compounds of cellular metabolism. Indeed, the use of carbon dioxide stimulates the fermentation rate leading to an improvement of the production of hydrogen from which could be directly obtained electricity.