Modern technology can reduce carbon dioxide levels in the environment and slightly abandon the import of sugar, receiving it in a friendly way.
Chinese scientists have learned to effectively make carbon dioxide in complex carbohydrates, in particular sugar, fructose, glucose and other organic ingredients suitable for food and chemical industries. According to the South China Morning Post, this technology not only helps to reduce greenhouse leaks, but also potentially solve the problem of food security.
Specialists from the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences worked in development. Researchers have been able to find a simple and effective way to synthesize complex carbohydrates from CO2, which has previously been considered an impossible task due to the complexity of molecular chains with more than 12 carbon atoms.
In the proposed process, scientists first synthesize methanol from CO2 with the help of catalytic reactions, and then, based on this, compounds such as fructose, amylosis, amylopectin, cellobiosis and cellologosaccharides. The utility coefficient is up to 86%, and a short chain chain significantly reduces energy costs.
Despite the desirable climatic conditions for growing pipes or beets, China annually imports about 5 million tons of sugar -a third in total consumption. Expansion of sown areas can lead to soil deterioration and further loading on the ecosystem. Therefore, creating sugar “from the wind” will be a strategic important solution for the country.
Currently, technology has been successfully tested in the laboratory, and Chinese scientists plan to bring it to the level of commercial labor.
We remind you, earlier it was reported that the prices of the world for sugar fell to a three -a minimum.
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