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Instead of burning fuel, fuel cells use chemical reactions to generate electricity. They are used to power buildings, mobile electronics, vehicles, and backup power systems.
a novel approach that combines gold nanoparticles and curcumin, a component of turmeric, to produce an electrode that requires 100 times less energy to efficiently convert ethanol into electricity.
Even though more testing needs to be done, the researchers think that this discovery could make hydrogen a better fuel cell feedstock.
Hydrogen fuel cells are extremely effective and do not contribute to the emission of greenhouse gases. Even though hydrogen is the most common chemical element in the universe, it must be extracted from fossil fuels and natural gas because it only forms naturally on Earth when combined with other elements in gases, liquids, or solids. The fundamental extraction adds to the natural effect and cost of hydrogen energy components.
Additionally, the compressed gas nature of the hydrogen that is added to fuel cells makes it difficult to transport and store. Because it is a liquid, ethanol, an alcohol that is made from corn or other agro-based feeds, is safer to ship than hydrogen.
The Global Turmeric-based hydrogen Fuel Cells market accounted for $XX Billion in 2023 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2023 to 2030.
Curcumin, the substance found in turmeric, and gold nanoparticles were combined in a novel way by researchers at the Clemson Nanomaterials Institute (CNI) and the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) in India to create an electrode that requires 100 times less energy to efficiently convert ethanol or methanol into electricity.
While the examination group should do seriously testing, the disclosure brings supplanting hydrogen as an energy unit feedstock one bit nearer. The anodes of fuel cells, where ethanol or another feed source is oxidized, were the focus of the research. Platinum is frequently used as a catalyst in fuel cells. However, platinum is poisoned by reaction intermediates like carbon monoxide; It’s also expensive.
Gold was used by the researchers as a catalyst. Curcumin was used by the researchers to deposit the gold on the electrode’s surface due to its unique structural properties, as opposed to conducting polymers, metal-organic frameworks, or other complex materials. Curcumin is utilized to embellish the gold nanoparticles to settle them, framing a permeable organization around the nanoparticles.
