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the CO2 is converted to methanol not methane. theoretically 3 equivalents of dihydrogen (which you need energy to produce) are needed per CO2. the hydrogenation
by gpcr1949 5y ago
the CO2 is converted to methanol not methane. theoretically 3 equivalents of dihydrogen (which you need energy to produce) are needed per CO2. the hydrogenation requires veery high concentrations of CO2 (energy needed to concentrate it) and H2 so from the energy point of view it is not that good. however from the point of view of bio-engineering it is a really nice result
- ChuckMcM 5y agoAgreed, this result is more about creating 'food' without plants than it is saving costs. The useful thing is that it shows a path for out-of-ecosystem food production which will be useful in places like Mars or a Lunar colony.
- yourapostasy 5y ago> ...requires veery high concentrations of CO2 (energy needed to concentrate it)... I wish we had a process similar in efficiency to a heat pump that moves gradients of diffuse molecules than thermal energy. But the osmotic pressure or other diffuse gradient movement methods I'm aware of are quite energy intensive.