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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Paul Cargill

FOUND: Scientists to measure co2 storage in volcanic rock - You Need To See This

A team of scientists have set out to develop new ways to measure the capture of carbon dioxide in volcanic rock.

The carbon storage technique known as mineralisation has been used successfully in Iceland, where the reactivity of the basalt volcanic rock converts the carbon dioxide rapidly into new minerals, safely locking it away underground.

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