Researchers Developed Method That Can Process Human Waste into Fuel

Scientists from the University of Florida have developed a method that can process human waste into fuel in order to be used on space missions.

The process can produce around 750 liters of non-potable water every year. By using electrolysis, the water can be split into oxygen and hydrogen. Astronauts can then breathe the resulting oxygen and the carbon dioxide they exhale along with the remaining hydrogen can be transformed to water and methane once again.

The newly developed method that can process human waste into fuel resulted in the creation of a digestion system capable of anaerobic digestion which gets rid of pathogens in human waste and creates biogas. Biogas is a blend of