By Murray Sherriffs
Researchers at McGill University have developed a method to improve the efficiency of a process that converts human urine into electricity.
Adults produce approximately 1.5 litres of urine per day.
To convert urine into electricity, researchers have been working to develop microbial fuel cells that use bacteria to convert organic waste into electricity.
Vijaya Raghavan, co-author of the study and professor of bioresource engineering, says that urine contains essential ions and organic compounds that enable rapid microbial activation, which improves energy production and pollutant degradation.
