They have now succeeded in developing an artificial metabolic pathway that produces the highly reactive formaldehyde from formic acid, a possible intermediate product of artificial photosynthesis.

The acidity of the atmosphere is increasingly determined by carbon dioxide and organic acids such as formic acid. The second of these impact the growth of clouds and pH of rainwater. But the ...

The acidity of the atmosphere is increasingly determined by carbon dioxide and organic acids such as formic acid. The second of these impact the growth of clouds and pH of rainwater. But the ...

CARRUTHERS and Norrish 1 have observed that the polymerisation of formaldehyde is induced by formic acid, produced in the photochemical oxidation. An induced polymerisation apparently accompanied ...

New synthetic metabolic pathways for fixation of carbon dioxide could not only help to reduce the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere, but also replace conventional chemical manufacturing ...

A new study (Nature Communications, "Engineering a new-to-nature cascade for phosphate-dependent formate to formaldehyde conversion in vitro and in vivo") demonstrates a process that can turn carbon ...