Visible light-driven 3-hydroxybutyrate production from acetone and CO2 (IMAGE)

Osaka Metropolitan University

Visible light-driven 3-hydroxybutyrate production from acetone and CO2

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Utilizing sunlight and biocatalysts, Osaka Metropolitan University scientists synthesized 3-hydroxybutyrate, a biodegradable plastic material, from acetone and CO2. Mimicking natural photosynthesis, the team artificially reproduced a light reaction, which involves sunlight, and a dark reaction, which fixes CO2.

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Yutaka Amao, OMU

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