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Lal, Rattan·2008·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
DOI 10.1098/rstb.2007.2185PMC PMC2610111
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Developing technologies to reduce the rate of increase of atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) from annual emissions of 8.6 Pg C yr –1 from energy, process industry, land-use conversion and soil cultivation is an important issue of the twenty-first century. Of the three options of reducing the global energy use, developing low or no-carbon fuel and sequestering emissions, this manuscript describes processes for carbon (CO 2 ) sequestration and discusses abiotic and biotic technologies. Carbon sequestration implies transfer of atmospheric CO 2 into other long-lived global pools including oceanic, pedologic, biotic and geological strata to reduce the net rate of increase in atmospheric CO 2 . Engineering techniques of CO 2 injection in deep ocean, geological strata, old coal mines and oil wells, and saline aquifers along with mineral carbonation of CO 2 constitute abiotic techniques. These techniques have a large potential of thousands of Pg, are expensive, have leakage risks and may be available for routine use by 2025 and beyond. In comparison, biotic techniques are natural and cost-effective processes, have numerous ancillary benefits, are immediately applicable but have finite sink capacity. Biotic and abiotic C sequestration options have specific nitches, are complementary, and have potential to mitigate the climate change risks.

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Authors
Lal, R.
Affiliations
The Ohio State University (US)
Corresponding author
Lal, Rattan
ORCID
Lal, Rattan
Venue
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Publisher
The Royal Society
Published
2007-08-30
Volume
363
Issue
1492
Pages
815-830
ISSN
  • 0962-8436 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-2970
DOI
10.1098/rstb.2007.2185
PMC
PMC2610111
OpenAlex
W4211195076
Cited by
1,413
References
124
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FWCI
1.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate Change and Geoengineering
Keywords
carbon sequestration, CO2 emissions, climate change mitigation, CO2 geological storage, saline aquifers, oil wells, CO2 mineralization, carbon sink, CO2 leakage, energy consumption reduction, low-carbon fuels
MeSH terms
Agriculture, Air Pollution, Vehicle Emissions, Carbon Dioxide, Environmental Monitoring, Greenhouse Effect, Biomass

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