O LAMEFF (Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue Laboratory) of UFC (Federal University of Ceará) developed a renewable technology and cheap to capture from H2V (green hydrogen).
Em doctoral research in the UFC's Engineering and Material Sciences Program, physicist Santino Loruan created a chitosan membrane all with use in electrolyzers which separate hydrogen molecules from oxygen in water.
A membrane is made from shrimp or crab shells, abundantly found on the Brazilian coast, and replaces a synthetic membrane (nafion) imported and of higher cost.
Unlike the nafion membrane, the chitosan membrane does not pollute the environment when discarded. In the research, the electrolyzer was activated using solar energy.
According to LAMEFF, the discovery has already been patented by the university and will be made available on the market to compete with other membranes.
A inventioninclusive will be one of the innovations presented at the TO QUOTE (International Conference on Renewable Energy Technologies), which takes place from the 3rd to the 5th of June, in Teresina (PI).
To who is it for?conference will bring together 180 speakers from different countries, in 45 hybrid format panels (in-person and remote participation).
Entry is free and The organizers' expectation is that the conference will receive 10 thousand people, including businesspeople who may be interested in the industrial production of the membrane created at UFC and other Brazilian innovations.
With information from Agência Brasil
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