Carbon Footprint of Biomimetic Carbon Fixation by Immobilizing Nature’s CO 2 -sequestering Enzyme and Regenerating Its Energy Carrier
- Award ID(s):
- 1708390
- PAR ID:
- 10224873
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
- Volume:
- 8
- Issue:
- 45
- ISSN:
- 2168-0485
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 16833 to 16841
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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