Scientists conjure fuel out of carbon emissions

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Published on Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 16:51 in Sci-Tech section

THE UNIMAGINABLE: The new method recycles CO2 by cutting down emissions from fossil fuels.
Washington: Scientists have done the unimaginable -- converting carbon-dioxide (CO2) into vehicular fuel that could also slash global warming.

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers have modified a cyanobacterium (class of bacteria) to produce liquid fuel isobutanol out of CO2.

This new method recycles CO2 by cutting down emissions from fossil fuels and using solar power to convert the gas into a liquid fuel, without altering the basic energy infrastructure.

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