Abstract
NREL scientists have demonstrated a way to produce ethylene through photosynthesis, a breakthrough that could lead to more environmentally friendly ways to produce a variety of materials, chemicals, and transportation fuels. The scientists introduced a gene into a cyanobacterium and demonstrated that the organism remains stable through at least four generations, producing ethylene gas that can beeasily captured. In the laboratory, the organism, Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, produced 720 milligrams of ethylene per liter each day.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Publisher | National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) |
| State | Published - 2013 |
NLR Publication Number
- NREL/FS-6A42-59009
Keywords
- bacterium
- blue-green algae
- carbon dioxide
- cyanobacteria
- ethylene
- gene
- genetic engineering
- greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)
- photosynthesis
- Synechocystis sp. 6803 PCC
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