Once again a student proves that there is no scarcity of
talent in India as a class 10th student has successfully extracted electricity
from carbon dioxide. He belongs to Kalna, Burdwan district, West Bengal. His
name is Suddhasatta Chowdhury. He innovated something as he lighted a bulb
using carbon dioxide.
This idea was first proposed by a scientist HVM Hamelers and his team from Wetsus, the center for excellence for sustainable water technology in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, a few years back. But he managed to convert this idea into reality by working day and night in his laboratory and finally extracting electricity from carbon dioxide.
The scientists wrote in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters about using a combination of membranes and water to derive current out of carbon dioxide, however this boy who is far away from Netherlands brought his own equipment and did the same without anybody's help.
Suddhasatta shared his idea about extracting carbon dioxide; he uses an aluminum rod to pass carbon dioxide through a small electronic circuit, which results to the generation of 12 volts of energy. This technique is not only cheaper but also by this idea, carbon dioxide (which is a harmful gas) can be used efficiently at a much less cost. That's why his technique is being considered by all.
Due to this achievement, his parents (Snigdha and Chinmoy Chowdhury) are very proud of their son. Suddhasatta also got to participate in the National Children's Science Congress at Chandigarh. He has a special interest in chemical science and will definitely set milestones in future.