PI²5 2016
Jason ALOYAU (project lead) – Aurélie CHUON – Hadjara GUEDEL MOUSSA – Caroline MOUGEOT
On average, an adult produces 500L (550kg) of urine per year. A tiny fraction of the urine we reject is used as a fertilizer and the biggest part of it is injected in wastewater. However, thanks to the urea it contains, urine is a rich source of hydrogen. We have decided to use one of the most common waste in the world as an exploitable energy source.
In order to produce energy from urine, we use an electrolytic cell in which the urine electrolysis occurs. This chemical process produces dihydrogen (H2), dioxygen (O2) and dinitrogen (N2). In this project, we have realized an energy and thermochemical study of the urine electrolysis in order to determine the amount of energy needed to activate the reaction and to calculate its energy efficiency.
We also did the experiment of urine electrolysis so that we can demonstrate that the process works. We have developed a scientific article and a website on wordpress to allow people and more specifically, the scientific community to have full access to our work.
Finally, we have imagined the set up and operation of a green company whose main activity is to offer its customers products such as dihydrogen and dioxygen made essentially from urine.
Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénieurs
Léonard de Vinci
Pôle Léonard de Vinci
92 916 Paris La Défense Cedex
Tél. : +33 1 81 00 28 38
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