CO2 Sequestration Breakthrough? Turning CO2 into fuel

Converting CO₂ into basic hydrocarbons - C1 (methane), C2 (ethane) and C3 (propane) is a distinct possibility according to California based company Carbon Sciences.

By employing a technology called biocatalysis (which is simply using natural catalysts to perform chemical reactions) Carbon Sciences hope to bypass the problem of inefficient energy ratios which can render many CO₂ recycling projects pointless.

Although some critics might not be enamoured by the idea of recycling CO₂ arguing that we should be emitting less rather than recycling a pollutant, reusing it may well prove effective in kick-starting a new carbon market, as well as helping clean up our increasingly polluted planet.

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