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New York Times Special Section, "Business of Green" Features Carbon Sciences' Breakthrough CO2-to-Fuel Technology
| Source: Carbon Sciences Inc.
SANTA BARBARA, CA--(Marketwire - May 4, 2009) - Carbon Sciences' (OTCBB : CABN )
breakthrough technology that recycles carbon dioxide into
infrastructure-ready fuel was featured in a recent New York Times' Special
Section "The Business of Green." The April 30, 2009 article, "From
Smokestacks to Your Tank," appeared in print on page F2 and online at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/business/energy-environment/30carbon.html
As carbon-emissions regulations emerge aimed at businesses and utilities,
author Matthew L. Wald examines the "alchemy of turning carbon waste into
fuel," as a viable alternative to the "conventional wisdom" of carbon
sequestration.
"One audacious concept is to recycle the carbon by turning it into liquid
hydrocarbon fuels," he notes, adding, "For the United States, such a system
would also have a strategic benefit, substituting chemical processing here
for oil imports from abroad."
The article also notes that while it's been long proven that carbon dioxide
(CO2) can be converted into liquid fuel, the massive amounts of energy
required simply drives the cost up too high to be effective.
"The juice was not worth the squeeze," said Byron Elton, president of
Carbon Sciences.
Carbon Sciences has devised a way to unravel CO2 using a "biocatalyst that
will combine the hydrogen in water with the carbon dioxide, without the
usual large expenditure of energy required to break the chemical bond
between water's hydrogen and oxygen."
The resulting savings provides the most efficient and "direct path" to fuel
from CO2. Carbon Sciences estimates that by 2030, using less than half of
the CO2 emissions from coal usage alone, it can produce enough fuel to
provide 30% of the global liquid fuel demand.
The largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, the New York Times
is regarded as a national newspaper of record, reaching more than 1 million
people nationwide each morning. The Times has won 101 Pulitzer Prizes, the
most of any news organization and has one of the most popular new sites,
receiving over 14 million visitors in August 2008.
About Carbon Sciences, Inc.
Carbon Sciences Inc. is developing a breakthrough technology to transform
carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the basic fuel building blocks required
to produce gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other portable fuels.
Innovating at the intersection of chemical engineering and bio-engineering
disciplines, we are developing a highly scalable biocatalytic process to
meet the fuel needs of the world. Our solution to energy and climate
challenges is a sustainable world of fuel consumption and climate stability
by transforming CO2 into fuel. For example, Carbon Sciences' breakthrough
technology can be used to transform CO2 emitted from fossil fuel power
plants into gasoline to run cars and jet fuel to fly aircraft. To learn
more about the Company, please visit our website at
http://www.carbonsciences.com.
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