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Posted on June 7, 2013 by Steven Hayward @ PowerLine blog
There are two items of interest in the otherwise dreary and repetitive world of climate change in the last few daysone about causation, and the other about potential remedy (if necessary). Lets take the remedy item first, which can be summarized with the image of giving the oceans a really really big Alka Seltzer tablet.
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Read more @ Climate Breakthroughs? | Power Line
There are two items of interest in the otherwise dreary and repetitive world of climate change in the last few daysone about causation, and the other about potential remedy (if necessary). Lets take the remedy item first, which can be summarized with the image of giving the oceans a really really big Alka Seltzer tablet.
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SnipScienceDaily reports: @ Scientists develop CO<sub>2</sub> sequestration technique
Lawrence Livermore scientists have discovered and demonstrated a new technique to remove and store atmospheric carbon dioxide while generating carbon-negative hydrogen and producing alkalinity, which can be used to offset ocean acidification.
The team demonstrated, at a laboratory scale, a system that uses the acidity normally produced in saline water electrolysis to accelerate silicate mineral dissolution while producing hydrogen fuel and other gases. The resulting electrolyte solution was shown to be significantly elevated in hydroxide concentration that in turn proved strongly absorptive and retentive of atmospheric CO2.
Further, the researchers suggest that the carbonate and bicarbonate produced in the process could be used to mitigate ongoing ocean acidification, similar to how an Alka Seltzer neutralizes excess acid in the stomach.
Read more @ Climate Breakthroughs? | Power Line