Using enzymes to convert air into fuel

It’s no secrete that climate change is getting worse. Increasing the need for a sustainable fuel source.

Current bioethanol production is unlikely to be the solution because it depends on growing corn, which itself emits carbon dioxide.

Our technology uses enzymes from the Calvin Cycle and Fermentation pathway to chemically transform carbon from the atmosphere into ethanol

This means we don’t need any bacteria or agricultural inputs. Just CO2, water and electricity, making our fuel truly carbon neutral, whilst increasing efficiency and reducing costs.

Next, we will integrate successive enzymes from our pathway alongside Phosphopentose isomerase.

Ultimately, we would aim to demonstrate the conversion of carbon dioxide into ethanol using this reagent mixture.