Letters to the Editor
Electricity from sewage
An article on a new application of sewage titled 'Electromicrobiology' was published in your pages on 20th August. It is a new area of technology which has established the possibility of generating electricity from microorganisms, interacting with sewage that produces electricity.
Not being familiar with microbiology, I could not clearly comprehend the formation of conducting wires by microbiological action that enables electrons to move between high and low potential cells. It seems that this idea can result in having a fuel pack, similar to the common storage battery that we use in automobiles. I am sure that scientists concerned at BCSIR have already gone through more details about this new concept of generating electrical power with no need for conventional fossil fuel, or the need for dangerous and highly radioactive nuclear fuel for atomic power generation. I believe that in our national interest, our authorities should support our scientists to keep abreast of the unique new source of pollution-free power generation possibilities.
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