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o Also known as carbon capture o A geo engineering technique for the long term storage of carbon dioxide for the mitigation of global warming o Carbon can be stored by the following ways -Terrestrial sequestration -in plants and soil - Geological sequestration underground - Ocean sequestration deep in ocean
About Carbon Plants and trees absorb carbon from the atmosphere by the process photosynthesis.
Carbon is returned to the atmosphere through respiration of plants, microbes, and animals and by natural and human-induced disturbances, such as fire.
Carbon is also released to the atmosphere as Carbon Dioxide (CO2) upon combustion of fossil fuels.
Global warming
Global warming is increase of Earths average surface temperature due to a build up of green house gases in the atmosphere. Effects of Global warming are Rising sea level, increased temperature, Habitat damage and species affected, changes in water supply.
The process involving carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) is gaining attention as an alternative reducing CO2 in the atmosphere. Biological capture of CO2 using microalgae is a promising technology and has many advantages over plants.
In comparison with most of the terrestrial plants, the photosynthetic efficiency rate of microalgae is high (10-20%). The efficiency of carbon fixation through microalgae is 10 times greater than that of terrestrial plants.
Growth rate of microalgae is higher and has the ability of carbon fixation using solar energy Upto 70% of the algal biomass is usable.
Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC8806, a cyanobacterial strain is able to remove the carbon dioxide present in its growth environment either by fixation into biomass or via precipitation of CaCO3 (Carbon dioxide sequestration by Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC8806
Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC8806, a cyanobacterial strain is able to remove the carbon dioxide present in its growth environment either by fixation into biomass or via precipitation of CaCO3 (Carbon dioxide sequestration by Synechococcus sp. Strain PCC8806
Photosynthetic accumulation of carbon storage compounds under CO2 enrichment by the thermophilic cyanobacterium Thermosynechococcus elongatus, Jed O. Eberly and Roger l. Ely, 2012) Thermosynechococcus elongatus strain was able to grow on up to 20% CO2 with maximum productivity and CO2 fixation rates .