Making chemicals from the air: the new frontier for hybrid electrosyntheses in artificial tree-like devices
Gabriele Centi, Siglinda Perathoner
Abstract
The production of fertilisers and food components (carbohydrates, proteins) from the air in artificial-tree-like devices is analysed, focusing on electrosynthesis.
Topics & Concepts
Tree (set theory)FrontierBiochemical engineeringElectrosynthesisTree of life (biology)NanotechnologyChemistryProcess engineeringMaterials scienceComputer scienceEngineeringMathematicsElectrochemistryBiochemistryGeographyElectrodeGeneMathematical analysisArchaeologyPhysical chemistryPhylogeneticsMicrobial Fuel Cells and BioremediationElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionElectrochemical sensors and biosensors