Can chocolate be eco friendly

October 23, 2007

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ABC news Australia reports; “Chocolate-eating bugs provide fuel of the future”

” Chocoholic germs can provide hydrogen, the clean-burning energy of the future, New Scientist reports. ”

” British scientists fed Escherichia coli bacteria a diluted mix of waste caramel and nougat. The germs tucked into the sugar and in the process produced hydrogen, using their own enzyme, called hydrogenase. The hydrogen was used to power a fuel cell, generating enough electricity to drive a small fan. ”

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Written by Craig · Filed Under Food 

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