The electrochemical formate production and the biological CO2 fixation and higher alcohol synthesis now open up the possibility of electricity-driven bioconversion of CO2 to a variety of chemicals. In addition, the transformation of formate into liquid fuel will also play an important role in the biomass refinery process, according to Liao.
"We've demonstrated the principle, and now we think we can scale up," he said. "That's our next step."
Comment:
This may be a big deal. If you can reliably recapture carbon dioxide, then reprocess it into liquid fuels using this method, you can close the carbon dioxide loop.
h/t Instapundit
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