Berkeley Lab researchers are using M. thermoacetica to perform photosynthesis — despite being non-photosynthetic — and also to synthesize semiconductor nanoparticles in a hybrid artificial photosynthesis system for converting sunlight
into valuable chemical products.
The bacterium Moorella thermoacetica is being used to perform photosynthesis in a hybrid artificial photosynthesis system for converting sunlight into
valuable chemical products.
Capturing and either sequestering these carbon emissions or converting them into
valuable chemical products is one way to combat the effects of global climate change.
A potentially game - changing breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis has been achieved with the development of a system that can capture carbon dioxide emissions before they are vented into the atmosphere and then, powered by solar energy, convert that carbon dioxide into
valuable chemical products, including biodegradable plastics, pharmaceutical drugs and even liquid fuels.
In a 2016 study, Berkeley Lab scientists used the bacterium Moorella thermoacetica in a hybrid artificial photosynthesis system for converting sunlight into
valuable chemical products.