Hybrid Nanowire/bacteria Reactor (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Hybrid Nanowire/bacteria Reactor

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A device to capture carbon dioxide from the air and convert it to useful organic products. On left is the chamber containing the nanowire/bacteria hybrid that reduces carbon dioxide to form acetate. On the right is the chamber where oxygen is produced.

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UC Berkeley photo by Peidong Yang

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