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Purple bacteria turn CO₂ and other industrial waste products into valuable supplement ingredients

Phys.org · WORLD · Science · 11/10/2026, 1:50:06 PM

Scientists are always on the lookout for more efficient ways to make useful products and ingredients. Now, researchers from the University of Valladolid in Spain have successfully used a type of purple bacteria to make CoQ10 and carotenoid pigments from CO₂ and other ingredients found in industrial waste streams. The new study is published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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