Bacteria that “eat” carbon dioxide
From a recent article in VC Circle:
Global warming, air pollution and other problems related to the emission of Co2 (carbon dioxide) may partially get solved as a group of five scientists from four institutes have discovered a low cost method of converting carbon dioxide into calcium carbonate (CaCo3), a useful building material.
…The scientists have discovered naturally occurring bacteria that can be used to convert Co2 into CaCo3, that can be used in cement or limestone aggregate for building roads. When used as an enzyme, biomolecules that speed up the chemical reaction, the bacteria converts carbon dioxide onto calcium carbonate.
…The chemical reaction can (also) be implemented in places such as inside a factory chimney.
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I am missing Mahashivratri post today!
Any how, “OM Namo Shivaya” I am excited about it as I have plan to go to temple and enjoy Bhajan and Satsang.
Happy Shivratri to everyone!
Indian, All: Happy Maha Shiv Ratri to all of you !
I have been wondering if we humans aren’t
doing the earth a favor by bringing carbon
back above the earth’s surface. Think about
it: All of that carbon was above the surface
to begin with and when those ancient plants/animals
died, the ecosystems lost all of that carbon.
Furthermore, the earth has been in a 3
million year cooling cycle, and we could be
helping to stabilize the temperature by
adding our global warming. Just a thought.