Izinhlelo ze-photosynthesis zokwenziwa zibhekwa njengezethembisayo zokubamba isikhutha futhi zikhiqize ukudla. Sekuyisikhathi eside ososayensi bezama ukuxazulula le nkinga. Lona kanye uhlelo olwakhiwe abacwaningi baseNyuvesi yaseCalifornia, kubika Umagazini wemvelo.
I-electrolysis yezigaba ezimbili ze-carbon dioxide ikhiqiza i-acetate, ingxenye eyinhloko kaviniga, ene-carbon selectivity engu-57%, evumela ukuthi isetshenziselwe ngqo ukukhula kwe-heterotrophic ye-yeast, isikhunta kanye nolwelwe oluluhlaza ebumnyameni ngaphandle kwe-photosynthesis yezinto eziphilayo.
Okulandelayo, indlela entsha izohlolelwa izitshalo eziphakeme: ugwayi, irayisi, utamatisi kanye ne-rapeseed. Ukuhlolwa kwezitshalo eziyisishiyagalolunye kubonise ukuthi ikhabhoni evela ku-acetate ehlinzekwe kudala ifakwa ku-biomass ngokusebenzisa izindlela ezinkulu ze-metabolic.
Ukuhlanganisa le ndlela nezinhlelo ezikhona ze-photovoltaic zingathuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kokuguqula amandla elanga abe ukudla cishe izikhathi ezine uma kuqhathaniswa ne-photosynthesis yezinto eziphilayo, engaphansi kuka ~ 1% ephumelelayo.