Posted on 06/26/2022 12:34:58 PM PDT by BenLurkin
UC Riverside and the University of Delaware say they have found a method to bypass the need for biological photosynthesis, allowing them to create food without sunlight via artificial photosynthesis...
The researchers...used a two-step electrocatalytic process to convert carbon dioxide, electricity, and water into acetate, which is the main component in vinegar.
They then applied the acetate to food-producing organisms in the dark, causing these organisms to grow.
UC Riverside researchers...say they can combine their method with solar panels to generate the electricity required to power the electrolysis. This would increase the conversion efficiency of sunlight into food by up to 18 times compared to some foods.
The researchers also optimized their electrolyzer to produce the highest levels of acetate ever produced in an electrolyzer to date. What's more, they found that crop plants, including cowpea, tomato, rice, green pea, and tobacco, all have the potential to be grown in the dark using the carbon from acetate.
(Excerpt) Read more at interestingengineering.com ...
Yum!
Cool - send all the libtards to the dark side of the moon so we can live in peace 🤪
Mushrooms. You keep them in the dark and feed them sh!t.
Kinda reminds me of the government and media.
5.56mm
Good to know in case the sun ever dies we can grow food. /sarcasm
How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your mycelium?
I need this for my weed
or just grow crickets to make flour
probably cheaper
forget it....soon there will be no co2
Just when plants thought they knew everything.
Using sunlight to grow food withou sunlight.
Exactly.
Artificial photosynthesis can produce food without sunshine
phys.org ^ | 6/23/2022 | Holly Ober
Posted on 6/23/2022, 5:37:28 PM by LibWhacker
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4073376/posts
“Scientists at UC Riverside and the University of Delaware...”
Though I suppose that if the “food” is being produced deep in a lunar lava tube, solar panels on the surface would provide energy 24/7.
is the end product exactly the same in every aspect...nutrition, calories, minerals...I have to believe the sun gives more than heat and light to plants.
If Yellowstone were to erupt the survivors will need to utilize this method for about 6 years afterward.
Especially powered by the solar panels they mentioned.
Anyone else find it odd they mentioned without sun and solar panels in the same solution?
Solar panels can power grow lights. Why would we need this method if we have access to either sunlight or electricity?
Where does the electricity come from?
You’ll be eating green algae, yeast, and fungal mycelium and you’ll be happy.
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