Scientists have learned to instantly get hydrogen from bananas – how it works

While bananas remain one of the most popular products in Ukraine, scientists in Europe have developed an innovative method for producing hydrogen from banana peels.

This is reported by the publication H2 View.

For example, researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne have applied pyrolysis technology using a xenon lamp to various sources of biomass:

• banana peel;
• corn cobs;
• orange peel;
• coffee beans;
• shell of coconuts.

First, everything was dried at a temperature of 105°C for 24 hours, and then crushed and sieved to a fine powder. The maximum hydrogen yield during the tests was reported to have been from a banana peel.

Scientists note that in the process of photopyrolysis, such valuable end products as environmentally friendly hydrogen and coal in powder form are formed.

Hydrogen can also be used as a fuel, and biochar can be used for fertilizer or electrode production.

Technology as a method of combating drunkenness

The technological process does not stand still and now the latest technologies are used in almost all spheres of human life. For example, in Japan, scientists have managed to create a “smart” car seat that can determine the level of driver drowsiness or reduce its capacity.

This is due to heat-resistant sensors and pressure sensors that are mounted in the back or seat of the driver’s seat. It is they who control the driver and collect information about the heart rate and breathing, monitor posture and issue warnings if the driver leans in any direction.

Earlier, we talked about the prospects of Ukraine in the production of “green hydrogen”, and wrote that the Japanese trading house Sojitz Corp, together with the Australian power plant CS Energy Ltd and the Japanese Nippon Engineering Consultants Co Ltd, are going to produce “green hydrogen” from solar electricity.