Enzyme Turns Emissions Into Fuel
Posted: August 10th, 2010 | Author: Daniel Georges | Filed under: Science | Tags: Azotobacter vinelandii, Cars, Eco, EcoMotors, Emissions, Environment, fuel, positive | No Comments »
It is a well known fact that plants can turn that awful planet destroying carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide into much more useful things. It is a shame that even the greatest bonsai masters haven’t managed to find a way of growing small plants in our exhausts.
Silliness aside, scientists have found an enzyme found in the roots of many plants, like soy beans for example, can actually take the carbon around it and string them together into very basic molecules (propane in this case). This could mean that in a few years your car will use its own emissions, plus emissions around it to make more fuel.
While the enzyme, named Azotobacter vinelandii, does sound like a miracle cure for most of the words oil problems, scientist’s believe it is still may years of any practical use. Mix this with some of that EcoMotors tech, and we might be getting a hell of a lot of miles per gallon.
Via [EcoGeek]
