Chinese Scientists Advance CO2-to-Starch Conversion...
China News
October 5, 2023
In 2021, a pioneering team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences achieved the world's first successful synthesis of starch from CO2. Unlike plants, which use photosynthesis and a complex process involving around 60 metabolic reactions to produce starch, this innovative approach utilizes CO2 to create starch through a more rapid and efficient method.