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Xiutao Liu¹, Linqing Li¹, Guang Zhao²

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Efficient biological carbon fixation is key for sustainable development. This review explores thermodynamic challenges and strategies, including enzyme optimization and reactor design, to enhance CO2 utilization.

Keywords:

ATP supply CO(2) fixation CO(2)-concentrating mechanisms Carbon fixation enzyme Energy supply Reducing power supply Synthetic carbon fixation pathway

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Area of Science:

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Chemical Engineering

Background:

Global sustainable development requires effective carbon dioxide (CO2) utilization.
CO2 biological fixation presents a promising avenue, but faces thermodynamic challenges due to CO2's high oxidation state and positive Gibbs free energy changes for reductive reactions.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent advances in optimizing CO2 biological fixation efficiency.
To provide insights into overcoming thermodynamic obstacles for favorable and efficient CO2 utilization.
To explore strategies for enhancing biological CO2 fixation.

Main Methods:

Outlining thermodynamic characteristics of carbon fixation reactions.
Reviewing catalytic mechanisms, optimization strategies, and challenges of carbon-fixing enzymes.
Analyzing potential routes for improving efficiency, including ATP and reducing power supply, energy input, reactor design, and carbon enrichment.
Summarizing and analyzing artificial carbon fixation pathways.

Main Results:

Identified thermodynamic hurdles in CO2 reductive reactions.
Detailed common carbon-fixing enzymes' mechanisms and optimization strategies.
Discussed various approaches to enhance biological carbon fixation efficiency, such as improving energy and reducing power supply, and optimizing reactor design.
Analyzed artificial carbon fixation pathways.

Conclusions:

Optimizing CO2 biological fixation requires addressing thermodynamic challenges through enzyme engineering and system-level improvements.
Enhanced ATP supply, reducing power, energy input, reactor design, and carbon enrichment are crucial for efficient CO2 utilization.
Artificial pathways offer complementary strategies for CO2 fixation, contributing to sustainable development goals.