what is the process by which low-energy carbon compounds are transformed into high-energy carbon compounds?

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what is the process by which low-energy carbon compounds are transformed into high-energy carbon compounds?

2007-03-05 14:34:07 · 2 answers · asked by Lili 2 in Environment

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photosynthesis performed by plants and some microbes

2007-03-05 14:43:11 · answer #1 · answered by BeachGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

photosynthesis in plants today and in the past (in the formation of fossil fuels)

The transformation of saturated hydrocarbons into higher energy unsaturated products is done industrially by processes called reforming and cracking.

2007-03-05 22:43:24 · answer #2 · answered by Robert A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋