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Clean Coal? Not With Coal Ash Spills Like These
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By Rajiv Mani
Indian scientists have discovered naturally occurring microbes that convert carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into calcium carbonate. The discovery is being seen as a major breakthrough that can go a long way in fighting global warming.
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh: In a major breakthrough that could help in the fight against global warming a team of five Indian scientists from four institutes of the country have discovered a naturally occurring bacteria, which converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into a compound found in limestone and chalk.
When used as an enzyme – biomolecules that speed up a chemical reaction – the bacteria has been found to transform CO2 into calcium carbonate (CaCO3), which can fetch minerals of economic value, said Dr Anjana Sharma from the biosciences department of RD University, Jabalpur, who was part of the Rs 98.6 lakh project sponsored by the department of biotechnology (DBT) under the Union science and technology ministry.... Read the rest of the article
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