Baking soda and enzymes for vehicle propulsion?
Physically Engineering

Baking soda and enzymes for vehicle propulsion?

For a student competition, we developed shoebox-sized vehicles that are powered by a chemical reaction. In one vehicle, the reaction of baking soda and citric acid was used to produce positive pressure. In another vehicle, enzyme-catalyzed absorption of carbon dioxide produces negative pressure. The pressure differences are used with hydraulic cylinders to propel the vehicle. Interested people of all ages can try out the vehicles.
Start 17:00 o'clock
End 23:00 o'clock

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Technische Universität Dresden (TUD)
Institut für Verfahrenstechnik und Umwelttechnik
Merkel-Bau
Foyer
Helmholtzstraße 14
01069 Dresden (Dresdner Süden)
10 Min
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For a student competition, we developed shoebox-sized vehicles that are powered by a chemical reaction. In one vehicle, the reaction of baking soda and citric acid was used to produce positive pressure. In another vehicle, enzyme-catalyzed absorption of carbon dioxide produces negative pressure. The pressure differences are used with hydraulic cylinders to propel the vehicle. Interested people of all ages can try out the vehicles.

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Nürnberger Platz

  • N8 (tram)
  • 61 (bus)
  • 3 (tram)
  • 8 (tram)