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- Title
Microbially mediated carbon dioxide removal for sustainable mining.
- Authors
McCutcheon, Jenine; Power, Ian M.
- Abstract
The climate crisis and rising demand for critical minerals necessitate the development of novel carbon dioxide removal and ore processing technologies. Microbial processes can be harnessed to recover metals from and store carbon dioxide within mine tailings to transform the mining industry for a greener and more sustainable future. Historically thought of as waste, mine tailings are an underutilized source of metals and carbon dioxide sink. This Perspective outlines how microbes can be used to help the mining industry transition to a more sustainable future.
- Subjects
CARBON dioxide; CARBON dioxide sinks; CLIMATE change; ATMOSPHERIC carbon dioxide; SUSTAINABILITY; MINERAL industries
- Publication
PLoS Biology, 2023, Vol 21, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1544-9173
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pbio.3002026