plante1999
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Synthetic food, turning energy into food
I think it is possible that someday we use energy to make eatable molecules out of simpler one such as CO2, water, ammonia, phosphoric acid etc...
Already I saw an electrochemical process to fix CO2 to organic compound. This process use an hydroxide electrolite and a membrane. First the CO2 is
fixed as bicarbonate. Then the bicarbonate is reduced at the cathode, formaldehyde is produced and the hydroxide is regenrated. As such it may be
possible to design catalytic cycle able to make more complex compound usable as food source for humans. Such technologie could be used for long term
space missions. If you know other way know to do these sort of reaction, please post them!
I find it quite charming to be non-obligated to use other living organism to survive, however some might not have the same opinion as me. How would
you react to the possibility to make food syntheticly?
[Edited on 21-12-2012 by plante1999]
I never asked for this.
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Lambda-Eyde
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Someone is already ahead of ya!
"It has been considered as a possible source of food energy in artificial food regeneration systems on long space missions. It is believed to be safe
to get over half of one's dietary energy from triacetin."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triacetin
This just in: 95,5 % of the world population lives outside the USA
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Endimion17
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I always wondered what it tastes like. Should I try a spoonful and make a report? 
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plante1999
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It would be interesting but I am not sure sure everyone would like you to eat a home lab chemical. Anyway, does anybody know other things about
synthetic food synthesis using energy?
I never asked for this.
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Oscilllator
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I imagine triacetin would get very boring after a year...
Synthetic flavourings are called for! bring on the delicious sodium acetate!
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