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Image courtesty of Colin Marshall/Alamy Stock Photo,
Joel Kontinen
A rechargeable battery made
from crab shells and zinc could store wind and solar energy, and then its parts
can either safely biodegrade within a matter of years or be recycled
This mystery is chitosan, a compound derived from chitin, a
substance found in crab and shrimp shells
Nowadays, ”lithium-ion
batteries are the current standard, but their production requires mining
lithium, which can damage the environment, and there are limited
supplies of this metal.”+
This is a case for biomimicry.
biomimicry or
biomimetics has
recently become a success, that is, copying amazing design
seen in nature, has become a flourishing research field.
Biomimicry is a science that brings out that what God has
designed. And what he did, He did very well.
Source;
Lesté-Lasserre, Christa. 2022.
Battery made of crab shell and zinc is
rechargeable and biodegradable. New Scientist 1 September
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