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For those wondering what electro-ag is: convert CO2 into acetate—a carbon-rich compound that can fuel crop growth without sunlight.
by Aspos 2y ago
For those wondering what electro-ag is: convert CO2 into acetate—a carbon-rich compound that can fuel crop growth without sunlight.
- westurner 2y ago"Electro-ag" "Electronic soil boosts crop growth" (2023) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38767561#38768499 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38767561#38768499 : > Electroculture > "Electrical currents associated with arbuscular mycorrhizal interactions" (1995) https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=3517382204909176031&as_sdt=5,43&sciodt=0,43&hl=en https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=3517382204909176031... Electrotropism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrotropism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrotropism
- haccount 2y agoWhat the op article suggests is using GMO plants that no longer use photosynthesis but instead drive their metabolism based on products derived from CO2 electrolysis and simple chemical man made compounds. Plant-made plants, like industrial chemical plant-made.
- westurner 2y agoIs that more efficient than [solar-powered] industrial production processes that synthesize directly from CO2? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40914350#40959068 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40914350#40959068 What about topsoil depletion and compost production?
- gene-h 2y agoIt's 4x more efficient at solar to food production than regular plants with the potential to get a 10x improvement.
- westurner 2y agoWhat are the downsides? I read that it was [Vitamin E] acetate in carts that was causing EVALI lung conditions? What nutrients does it require synthetic or natural production of, and how sustainable are those processes? Have the given organisms co-evolved with earth ecology for millions of billions of years? Acetate > Biology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetate
- pfdietz 2y agoPV modules don't grow themselves. Also, the CO2 has to be captured somehow. Plants double as CO2 collectors. An upside is vastly lower water requirements, since no transpiration.
- cyberax 2y ago> Plant-made plants, like industrial chemical plant-made. And what's wrong with that?
- Windchaser 2y agoHmm, this article is about using electricity and CO2/H2O to make chemical feedstocks that would grow plants. The plants would "eat" the chemical feedstocks, instead of "eating" light. It's not about using electric fields to direct plant growth; that's a different thing
- westurner 2y agoPerhaps electro-agriculture is an all-encompassing term, or a new usage in this context