Biological energy
Nature shows us that everything can be reused. Everything is food and drink for another life. Man eats meat from animals or only plants. In both cases, life is ended. We get energy from what we eat and drink and turn it into poop and pee. We cannot get that energy from that food without a lot of organisms called intestinal flora to call. This flora is not only in our intestines but also in those of animals and insects. But also outside of it and that is a good thing because the building blocks and energy from all remains become available again as food for the next life. Just think of fertilizing plants.
Biological mass is the scientific description for everything that remains of what has lived. And energy can be extracted from these remains. Organisms that are also present in the intestinal flora break down the cells, releasing hydrogen (H2) and methane (CH4). Both are highly flammable and are used in explosion engines. Explosive engines run on gasoline and diesel and are usually called the engine. H2 is normally reabsorbed by other organisms in the intestine. In contrast, we know CH4 as a fart. A fart gets its smell because it also contains other gases. Unfortunately, we cannot use these other gases as fuel.
It is known that the organisms that absorb H2 are no longer active above 60 °C. There are organisms that can produce CH4 above 60 °C. A pasteurization process also takes place, which means that most of the harmful bacteria have disappeared. The manure produced in this way is therefore reasonably safe. The H2 and CH4 still have to be removed from other gases before we can use them.
We will not investigate all possibilities. The applications to make a home self-sufficient are certainly discussed. And everything we research becomes available under free open source licenses.
The design for the high-temperature biodigester is ready. However, we lack resources and space for building and testing.
The old name bioreactor turned out to cause confusion and that is why it was renamed to biodigester, which is a more appropriate name.
Running projects
Algae cultivation unit for the northern part of the sloping roof.
Planned Projects
- Centrifuge for separation of water and solid biological waste.
- A biodigester in which bacteria process biological waste.
Finished projects
None yet