Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology/GeiselInvestigating substrate selectivity of nitrogenase enzymes in phototrophic R. capsulatus bacteria, German microbiologist have found one converting CO2 to formiate and methane opening the way to fossil oil-free hydrocarbon synthesis
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Carbon-capture specialist LanzaTech Global and Plastipak Packaging Inc have produced the worlds first PET resin made from captured carbon emissions.
Fossil carbon is in nearly everything we use in our daily lives ranging from power and fuels to fibers, coatings, and materials used in our clothes, packaging, toys, and household goods. Virgin fossil carbon use in these products is not sustainable given the current understanding of the impact of extracted, emitted, and waste carbon on our environment, climate, and vulnerable populations.