Conversion of carbon dioxide to methanol in silica sol-gel matrix
Project Leaders:Dave, Bakul; Rao, M.; Burt, Marci
Unit: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Brief Description:
In a sequential enzymatic reduction of carbon dioxide to methanol in which electrons are supplied by conversion of NADH to NAD.sup.+, NADH may be regenerated from the NAD.sup.+ by conversion of lactate to pyruvate by lactate dehydrogenase enzymes.
Patent Status:
Patent pending. U.S. patent application number 20070042479, published February 22, 2007.
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