Abstract

INCREDIBLE PROTEIN REACTORS CREATE FOOD FROM ELECTRICITY AND CARBON DIOXIDE IN A BREAKTHROUGH THAT COULD HELP TO SOLVE WORLD HUNGER

Prof. Dr. Dhrubo Jyoti Sen* and Hiren Raninga

Abstract

Food is created using merely energy from solar panels and freely available CO2. Protein-rich powder could one day be used on board long-haul spaceflights. Powdered food could also help to alleviate famine in poorer parts of the world. It may not taste great, but scientists have managed to create basic protein meals using carbon dioxide and electricity. Researchers hope that the protein-rich food could one day be used aboard long-haul spaceflights or to alleviate famine in poorer parts of the world.

Keywords: Electricity, water, carbon dioxide, microbes.