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Alternative Cleaner Fuels

We will create a lemon battery and the material used for it is 4-6 lemons, zinc and copper electrodes, wires, LED, alligator clamps, tape, voltmeter. In the end we will present how lemon battery is a cleaner option for alternate fuel and hence on larger scale other alternate fuel options can be used as well like hydro-power, nuclear reactors and solar energy. 

Module details
TopicsThermodynamics
Best-suited audienceArray
Interactive?Yes
Approx. time requirement15 minutes
AIChE community affiliationAIChE at the University of Houston
Approx. # of volunteers3-5
Recommended audience sizeApproximately 20