High-Level Project Summary
The idea’s purpose is to generate energy on Venus and recharge the battery of the rover. An anode is placed in an organic electrolyte and a cathode is placed in an aqueous solution. The two liquids are separated by NASICON. Then, injecting carbon dioxide into the aqueous solution reacts with the cathode, turning the solution more acidic.By increasing the acidity of the Solution,the number of protons increases, then the power to attract electrons increases.an electrochemical reaction then happens to produce electricity.this electricity charges the rover's battery making the battery last for 60 days. this idea uses materials from Venus instead of earth, saving earth's limited materials.
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Detailed Project Description
After implementing our method, we will have the electricity that will be used to power the batteries we use for the rover, so we've done our job. And about the way of work we didn't use any tech methods. But we took advantage of lots of scientific methods for example the relationship between the acidity of water and the increase of CO2. We got lots of benefits for instance :
1-We have reduced the materials taken from the earth by taking our materials from venus.
2-Two products will be produced from our project and they are electricity and hydrogen. electricity provided 60 days of free electricity for the rover and hydrogen can be brought to the earth and used in the hydrogen stations. what I hope is to implement the idea and persevere on it because it benefits the planet in the future.
Space Agency Data
We knew from our research that Venus is the nearest planet to the earth and is located two from the sun. It is one of the four inner, rocky, terrestrial planets and is frequently referred to as Earth's twin due to similarities in size and density. These are not identical twins, however- they are radical differences between the two worlds. So, because of its similarity to the earth and because its rocks are rich in sodium that we need as a material and other nutrients we have chosen it. This planet has been very helpful as it has the materials required for our project.
Hackathon Journey
We chose to apply to Nasa assiut because it is one of the most developed universities in Egypt. On the first day, we attended the registration, and it was very professional. The organization was very attractive. They welcomed us. They were so helpful. then we go to the hall to attend the first hacking session. The organizers asked us if we need help many times. Then we had the lunch break but the lunch wasn’t very good as we expected. After that, we go to the second session and continue our research. Many mentors helped us in physics and chemistry. The next day was the same but this day was very tall. Finally, we are so happy that we are in Nasa Assiut.
References
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#chemistry #nasicon # ion batteries