Separation of hydrogen from water by virus

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) have used the virus to remove hydrogen from water.

This research has made a key turning point in the process of turning water into hydrogen fuel, published in the latest issue of the journal 'Natural-Nanotechnology'.

Previously, scientists used electricity generated from solar cells to separate water molecules.

However, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology used direct sunlight to produce hydrogen.

Scientist Angela Belcher said that although their ultimate goal was to obtain hydrogen from water, however, the technology that separates hydrogen from water is complex and challenging.

To solve this challenge, Angela Belcher and her colleagues have been working on improving the M13 gene of a non-toxic virus, which then absorbs the molecular catalyst iridium oxide and material. light zinc porphyrin (ZnP) light and mix them together.

Because ZnP light absorbing materials constantly transmit light to the virus, the virus has become a device similar to a wire, meaning it can efficiently separate hydrogen from water.

However, experiments have also discovered, over time, that this 'wire' virus will overlap and lose its effectiveness.

So the scientists conducted the concentrated and placed in the capsule. Thus, the virus retains its state, ensuring its character and efficiency.

This method has four times the efficiency of oxygen production.

Immediate separation of hydrogen from water is divided into protons and electrons. Scientists are working to convert protons and electrons into hydrogen or hydrogen molecules.

According to scientist Angela Belcher, the modeling device developed by scientists for a two-year period of high durability makes the separation of water into hydrogen and oxygen.