carbon dioxide
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Like natural photosynthesis in plants, artificial photosynthesis uses sunlight to transform water and carbon dioxide into energy rich compounds.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
Perhaps the best-known examples of fermentation are in baking and brewing, where yeast breaks down sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Not only do they store up to five times more carbon dioxide than land-based forests, but their tangled roots can also slow down waves and protect coastal communities from storm surges and tsunamis.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
When used as a fuel, it produces only water and heat rather than carbon dioxide and other pollutants associated with fossil fuels.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
Her internal heat, the heat of anger, was cooking that accumulated carbon dioxide.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
