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Tobacco farmers rejoice! A new use has been found for tobacco and it doesn’t require a warning label. Scientists have found that a tobacco virus can be used to make “tiny components” for future batteries.
Tobacco has also been found to be a good source of enzymes, sugar and oil for biofuel production. According to Energy Harvesting Journal, scientists at the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering and College of Agriculture and Natural Resources led by Professor Reza Ghodssi have found that the “rod-shaped Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)” is perfect for building tiny components for batteries and fuel cells.
The rod like virus can be modified so that it coats the metal electrodes of a battery increasing the surface area of the electrode and increasing its ability to store energy and the speed with which it charges and discharges. The virus can be coaxed to bind in intricate perpendicular patterns. Once the electrode is coated with the virus a thin conductive film is applied.
Tobacco could be a multifaceted source for green energy depending on the economics. Fewer farmers are growing tobacco because of the decrease in people smoking. If growing the tobacco for use in green energy would make it profitable again, then you might see a rejuvenation in tobacco farms.
Tobacco is an expensive crop to grow so it would have to yield enough money as a green energy source to make it worthwhile. Of course, if a crop proves profitable even when it is riddled with a virus,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], that might improve its potential as a money maker. Although the current use of tobacco for cigarettes is harmful to ones health, growing it for use in battery technology and biofuels would make it good for the environment.
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