Carbon Sciences Achieves Major Breakthrough in CO2-to-Fuel Technology Using Synthetic Biology

SANTA BARBARA, CA, Oct 08 (MARKET WIRE) --
Carbon Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: CABN), the developer of a breakthrough
technology to recycle carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into gasoline and
other portable fuels, today announced the filing of a patent application
for a highly efficient nano-scale CO2-to-fuel reactor, which is the most
critical part of the company's CO2-to-Fuel technology.

The company previously announced several important breakthroughs for the
commercial viability of its proprietary CO2-to-Fuel technology including:
(1) a low energy enzyme based biocatalytic process, and (2) a proprietary
enzyme encapsulation technology that increases the life of key enzymes to
reduce the cost of fuel production. Carbon Sciences has now successfully
incorporated all of these discrete innovations into a self-contained
nano-scale CO2-to-Fuel reactor optimized for the efficient transformation
of CO2 and H20 molecules into hydrocarbon molecules that are identical to
today's transportation fuels.

These nano-scale reactors, called Smart Particles(TM), are the key to
achieving a fast reaction time and industrial scale up of the company's
CO2-to-Fuel process. The design of Smart Particles is inspired by the way
single-cell organisms work. A Smart Particle is based on the concept of
synthetic biology and functions like a highly efficient artificial cell
that contains proprietary enzyme processes to serve a single purpose -- to
absorb CO2 molecules and excrete fuel molecules. The patent application
for Smart Particle Technology contains the detailed design of Smart
Particles, as well as a proprietary manufacturing process where they
self-assemble in solution without any external nano-manufacturing.

Dr. Naveed Aslam, the company's chief technology officer, commented, "We
are very excited about our Smart Particle Technology. Previous enzyme
approaches to transform CO2 into fuel work in laboratory experiments, but
fall short of a design for industrial scale up. Our Smart Particle
Technology is a major breakthrough that solves the scale up problem and
will be the key to our industrial scale, low energy, low cost, and highly
efficient CO2-to-Fuel process. Based on our initial analysis, each newly
created Smart Particle can function for over a year and can transform CO2
into fuel in a reaction time of minutes."

About Carbon Sciences, Inc.

Carbon Sciences, Inc. is developing a breakthrough technology to transform
carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the basic fuel building blocks
required to produce gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other portable
fuels. Innovating at the intersection of chemical engineering and
bio-engineering disciplines, we are developing a highly scalable
biocatalytic process to meet the fuel needs of the world. Our solution to
energy and climate challenges is a sustainable world of fuel consumption
and climate stability by transforming CO2 into fuel. For example, Carbon
Sciences' breakthrough technology can be used to transform CO2 emitted
from fossil fuel power plants into gasoline to run cars and jet fuel to
fly aircraft. To learn more about the Company, please visit our website at
http://www.carbonsciences.com.

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