converting CO2 into sugar?

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converting CO2 into sugar?

How would someone go about converting CO2 into sugar? Is it only possible in a lab?

2007-04-24 17:42:29 · 3 answers · asked by Billy188 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Quite the opposite. Nature coverts CO2 into glucose relatively easily, with enzymes.

In the lab, it would be a rather involved synthesis. You're talking about converting CO2 into a six-membered hexyl ring with several chiral centers.

2007-04-24 17:51:56 · answer #1 · answered by niuchemist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Buy a plant.

2007-04-25 00:50:24 · answer #2 · answered by BotanyDave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

it happens during photosynthesis and subsequent reactions

2007-04-25 00:47:55 · answer #3 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋