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Specifically, the partial pressure of carbon dioxide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_photosynthesis#Some_advantages,_disadvantages,_and_efficiency ht
by card_zero 1y ago
Specifically, the partial pressure of carbon dioxide.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_photosynthesis#Some_advantages,_disadvantages,_and_efficiency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_photosynthesis#Some...
"the efficiency of photosynthesis ... is usually below 1%, ... However, plants are efficient in using CO2 at atmospheric concentrations,"
This engineered tree would have to pump CO2 into itself.
- MrVandemar 1y agoNutrients are largely material that plants draw from the earth, not atmospheric gasses.
- card_zero 1y agoI figured that's a detail, when the goal is to remove CO2 from the atmosphere.