Using Iron Powder as a Renewable Energy Source
MIE Professors Yiannis Levendis, Hameed Metghalchi, and Associate Professor Randall Erb are developing a new process to burn iron powder to produce carbon-free renewable energy.
This article originally appeared onĀ Northeastern Global News. It was published by Alena Kuzub. Main photo: Iron converted into talc-like powder can burn under certain conditions just like coal, making it a potential green energy source. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University.