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Spatial decoupling boosts CO2 electro-biofixation

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Bioelectrochemical CO2 fixation often suffers from a mismatch between the electrochemical and biological components. Now, a spatial decoupling strategy, where CO2 electrolysis produces electrolyte-free acetic acid as the feed for engineered yeast fermentation, enables highly productive synthesis of glucose or fatty acids.

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Fig. 1: Conventional approaches versus spatial decoupling strategy of electromicrobial CO2 fixation.

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    Hongyuan Sheng & Chong Liu

  2. California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Sheng, H., Liu, C. Spatial decoupling boosts CO2 electro-biofixation. Nat Catal 5, 357–358 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-022-00792-5

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