Who guess, Portobello Mushrooms Can Be Used as Battery Recharging Future

Who guess, Portobello Mushrooms Can Be Used as Battery Recharging Future - But who would have thought that fungi are good to eat can be used as battery smartphone or other gadget in the future?

Yes, the idea of ​​this fungus battery concept put forward by a scientist working at the University of California Riverside, named Brennan Campbell. On the idea, he finds that the anode (positive pole) contained in lithium ion batteries on smartphones is made of graphite, which is a fairly expensive material to be recycled and can pose a risk of toxic waste.

Therefore it was, Campbell tried to look for other alternatives as a replacement material that can be used as battery gadget. After conducting various studies, Campbell finally found the portobello mushrooms which are biodegradable food or a food that can be recycled.

According to Campbell, the molecular structure of the portobello mushroom is sturdy enough to save energy, while the structure of the fungus is quite porous which allows the transfer of energy becomes more efficient, as reported by Gizmodo, Saturday (10/03/2015).

At keterangnnya Further, the graphite material in the battery current decays very easily or quickly broken as the continuous use and for charging excessive (overcharge). While potassium and salt concentration contained in this fungus is able to increase the capacity of the battery over time use. So the longer used will increase the battery capacity.

S2 graduates materials science from the University of California Riverside added, "With the battery material like this, the future mobile phones will likely experience an increase in battery capacity over time and after much widely used for everyday activities, not decrease as in conventional batteries" ,

Campbell also explains how the fungus when used for battery materials. At first, the coating microstructure on this portobello mushrooms aka heated to reduce the water content therein to a temperature of 500 degrees Celsius, after the coating is heated it will turn into carbon nanoribbons. After becoming carbon nanoribbons will be described in a temperature of 1100 degrees Celsius or so-called pyrolysis process (described in thermochemical), which eventually will be transformed into a layer of porous carbon nanoribbons.

The idea of this idea is still in the research and development stage, and when the future of this fungus can be implemented as a battery material gadget, then the portobello mushroom farmers had to prepare to fulfill the order.