Development of Technology Generating Electric Energy Using Aluminum Based Waste (Technology of Hydrogen Generation from Paper-based Waste with Aluminum)

Abstract

This R&D aims to collect and separate aluminum-containing waste materials (general waists and industry waists), and recover highly-pure aluminum by the efficient dry distillation process. By using the cartridge system (containing the aluminum and reactant), hydrogen energy is generated, and electric power is generated by fuel cell for variety of applications. This system contributes the improvement of aluminum material flow and provides low-carbon solutions. Long-operation (3hours) system with output of 100W was developed and tested by the real-world condition. By introducing feedback mechanism, system pressure could be self-controlled, and system safety could be improved. As the result that the gas analysis of generated hydrogen was conducted, it was found that impurities of hydrogen gas had almost no influence on the performance of fuel cell.