Adding Aluminum to Seawater Increases Net Carbon Fixation of Marine Diatoms
Written by AZoCleantechMay 6 2021
The key to tackle climate change and global warming is decreasing net greenhouse gas emissions to zero as quickly as possible and achieving carbon neutrality.
Diagram of how aluminum may facilitate the uptake of iron and the utilization of dissolved organic phosphorus by marine phytoplankton. Image Credit: Linbin Zhou.
On Earth, oceans are considered the biggest active carbon pool with great ability to help reach negative emissions by acting as a carbon sink.
In recent times, scientists have discovered that when a negligible quantity of aluminum is added to achieve concentrations in the 10x nanomolar (nM) range, the net fixation of CO