Ana ɗaukar tsarin photosynthesis na wucin gadi don ɗaukar carbon dioxide da samar da abinci. Masana kimiyya sun dade suna ƙoƙarin magance wannan matsala. Kamar yadda masu bincike daga Jami'ar California suka kirkiro irin wannan tsarin, rahotanni Mujallar yanayi.
Mataki na biyu na electrolysis na carbon dioxide yana samar da acetate, babban bangaren vinegar, tare da zaɓin carbon na 57%, wanda ke ba da damar yin amfani da shi kai tsaye don noman heterotrophic na yisti, fungi da koren algae a cikin duhu ba tare da photosynthesis na nazarin halittu ba.
Bugu da ari, za a gwada sabuwar hanyar don samun tsire-tsire masu girma: taba, shinkafa, tumatir da tsaba na fyade. Wani kimantawa na amfanin gona tara ya nuna cewa carbon daga acetate da aka ba da waje an haɗa shi cikin biomass ta hanyar manyan hanyoyin rayuwa.
Haɗa wannan hanyar tare da tsarin photovoltaic na yanzu na iya ƙara haɓaka haɓakar canza makamashin hasken rana zuwa abinci da kusan sau huɗu idan aka kwatanta da photosynthesis na halitta, wanda bai wuce ~ 1%.