Four Nigerian teenagers, Biola Eniola (15), Adebola Duro Aina (14), Abiola Akindele (14) and Oluwatoyin Faleke (14) Senior Secondary 2 students from Doregos Private Academy, Lagos have stunned the world with their invention of a urine powered generator. This unique invention was showcased at this year’s Maker Fair Africa which held from Monday 5th November to Tuesday 6th November 2012 in Lagos, Nigeria.
The system
works by pouring urine into an electrolytic cell to separate the hydrogen. The
filtered hydrogen then goes into a water filter for purification where it then
be pushed into a gas cylinder. Afterwards, the gas cylinder pushes hydrogen
into a cylinder of liquid borax in order to remove the moisture from the
hydrogen gas. Lastly, the purified hydrogen gas is then pushed into the
generator to provide power to the bulb.
According to the girls, one liter of urine is sufficient to power the generator
for six hours. This will prove to be an alternative source for Nigerians.
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