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Update: a relevant article appeared on phys.org this week about starch synthesis. https://phys.org/news/2021-09-chinese-scientists-starch-synthesis-carbon.html

• Jweb_Guru 5y ago
  > "According to the current technical parameters, the annual production of starch in a one-cubic-meter bioreactor theoretically equates with the starch annual yield from growing 1/3 hectare of maize without considering the energy input," said Cai Tao, lead author of the study. It sounds like they're trying to save on land and freshwater, not energy or raw materials.