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Carbon Sciences CEO Byron Elton Featured Contributor in Corp! Magazine
Company's Breakthrough Technology Is a More Efficient Path to Fuel From CO2 Than Fuels Based on Biomass Technology
| Source: Carbon Sciences Inc.
SANTA BARBARA, CA--(Marketwire - August 3, 2009) - Byron Elton, CEO of Carbon Sciences, Inc.
(OTCBB : CABN ) is a featured contributor in this month's edition of Corp!
magazine. His article, "Carbon Dioxide Recycling: Technologies Make CO2 the
Solution to the Energy and Environmental Crisis," examines options
currently being considered by the Obama administration to mitigate the
amount of carbon dioxide (C02) being emitted into the atmosphere and revive
the economy with a green technology revolution.
"Although conventional wisdom remains that CO2 will be sequestered
underground, an alternative measure is gaining in popularity, working
within the industrial waste stream of places like coal-fired plants to
convert CO2 to fuel. This emerging sector is called 'carbon recycling' and
it's quickly advancing to becoming a viable alternative to burying gas
underground," Elton writes.
The article examines how companies like Morphic Technologies, Mentra
Venture Group and Sandia National Laboratories are developing methods to
directly repurpose carbon dioxide, as well as his company's breakthrough
biocatalytic technology to transform carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into
gasoline and other infrastructure-ready fuels.
He underscores that one of the biggest concerns is the issue of scale, "as
the world simply cannot hide enough CO2 to make a meaningful impact on a
global scale."
Carbon Sciences has devised a way to unravel CO2 using less energy and
money by developing a biocatalyst that can combine the hydrogen in water
with carbon dioxide to make fuel, without the historical large expenditure
of energy required to break the chemical bond between water's hydrogen and
oxygen atoms. The resulting savings provides the most efficient and "direct
path" to fuel. Carbon Sciences estimates that by 2030, using just 25% of
the CO2 emissions from coal usage alone, it can produce enough fuel to
provide 30% of the annual global liquid fuel supply.
"With a timeline that projects entry into the commercial market in about
1-year for Carbon Sciences' CO2-to-Fuel technology, the benefits that
carbon recycling holds for large carbon emitting plants are overwhelming.
Utilities, oil refineries, cement factories, and big-industry giants would
be able to make money off of their waste stream while reducing carbon
emissions significantly. Unlike biofuels based on biomass that absorb CO2
as part of their growth processes, our technology efficiently and directly
transforms CO2 and H20 molecules into fuel molecules. Our technology
intends to increase our national security, reduce the dependence on
imported oil, and eliminate renewable fuels that compete with food supplies
of the world. Direct recycling of CO2 is the only viable and sustainable
solution to the world's energy and climate crisis," noted Elton.
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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