Chinese scientists artificially synthesize glucose and fatty acids from carbon dioxide

A few days ago, Chinese scientists have created a new path for carbon dioxide conversion.

Schematic illustration of the conversion of carbon dioxide and water into long-chain products via electrochemically coupled biological fermentation

Schematic illustration of the conversion of carbon dioxide and water into long-chain products via electrochemically coupled biological fermentation

The artificial conversion of carbon dioxide into high value-added compounds, "turning waste into treasure", is an important area for continuous research in the scientific and technological circles

Glucose and oil are important food components, and carbon dioxide is converted into glucose or oil through a catalytic process.

In this study, the researchers first efficiently reduced carbon dioxide to synthesize high-concentration acetic acid, and then fermented the acetic acid with Saccharomyces cerevisiae

The growth of food crops in nature is affected by seasons, regions, and climates.

"In the future, if you want to synthesize starch, make pigments, produce drugs, etc.

Academician Deng Zixin, director of the State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, commented: This research opens up a new strategy for the preparation of food products such as glucose by electrochemistry combined with live cell catalysis, and provides a new paradigm for the further development of electricity-driven new agricultural and bio-manufacturing industries.

The results were published in the international academic journal Nature Catalysis on the 28th as a cover article