Archive · 18 Jul 2025
Chinese Scientists Convert CO2 into Food: A Breakthrough
Scientists in China have found a new way to make sugar.
They are using a special process to turn a chemical called methanol into sugar, skipping the need to grow plants.
This new method uses a special system to change carbon dioxide into food, like sugar.
The team has been successful in turning methanol into sugar at a high rate, and can also create starch.
This is important because it can help with environmental problems and help feed a growing population.
Chinese scientists created a method to convert methanol into sugar.
The process bypasses traditional sugar cane and sugar beet farming.
Researchers used a biotransformation system to convert carbon dioxide into food.
The team achieved an 86% conversion rate in the synthesis of sugar.
The technology could help address environmental and population challenges.
- Who
- Chinese scientists.
- What
- Scientists converted methanol into sugar using a biotransformation system.
- When
- The research was recently published.
- Where
- The research was conducted at the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology in China.
- Why
- To address environmental and population challenges and provide a sustainable alternative to traditional agriculture.
Environmental Impact
Agriculture
CO2 Reduction
Environmental Impact
Using captured CO2 offers a solution to the climate crisis.
Agriculture
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- Research Institute
- Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology
- Conversion Method
- In vitro biotransformation (ivBT)
- Starting Material
- Methanol
- Output
- Sucrose (sugar) and starch
- Conversion Rate
- 86%
- Related Research
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics - CO2 to Methanol