BioX Signs MOU with US Company for Food Waste Hydrogenation Technology

EAT Hydrogen Production Prototype

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] BioX recently announced on the 18th that it has officially signed an MOU with the US company EAT (Electro-Active Technologies), which possesses technology to produce hydrogen from food waste.

BioX plans to bring the prototype of the technology device developed by EAT into Korea by the end of this year to conduct tests and proceed with concrete business activities for domestic commercialization, including business model development and securing partner organizations. EAT is a company that has developed technology to produce hydrogen from food waste using microbial electrolysis.

To produce hydrogen using food waste, it is important to increase the size of EAT's core technology, the microbial electrolysis cell, to at least 2 liters. Starting with the successful prototype of 16 mL two years ago, development was completed up to 900 mL in the first half of this year. The 2-liter microbial electrolysis cell required for commercialization is expected to be completed by December this year. Peripheral components necessary for hydrogen production have also been developed over approximately nine months, with domestic pilot testing scheduled for the end of this year and simultaneous commercialization in Korea and the US targeted for the end of next year.

Lee Ho-jun, CEO of BioX, stated, "EAT's technology is essential for Korea to become a global hydrogen powerhouse in the current era and is a solution that addresses the fundamental problems of the hydrogen economy."

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