The company Carbon Sciences has developed a low-cost way to turn regular CO2 back into the basic building blocks of hydrocarbons. Turning CO2 to fuel is not new, however the process consumes more energy than it gives off because they either require high temperature or high pressure.
The key to our CO2-to-Fuel approach lies in a proprietary multi-step biocatalytic process. Instead of using expensive inorganic catalysts, such as zinc, gold or zeolite, with traditional catalytic chemical processes, the Carbon Sciences process uses inexpensive, renewable biomolecules to catalyze certain chemical reactions required to transform CO2 into basic hydrocarbon building blocks. Of greatest significance, our process occurs at low temperature and low pressure, thereby requiring far less energy than other approaches.
While this may not be an ultimate solution for our energy needs, it buys us time and gives us a bridge until we can find a more comprehensive solution.
via inhabitat
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