Friday, August 17, 2012

A urine based 'potion' can act as a CO2 absorbent

ScienceDaily: Absorbing the large quantities of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases present in cities would require millions of tonnes of some naturally occurring substance. A study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials suggests urine as a reactive. As a resource available across all human societies, it is produced in large quantities and is close to the pollution hubs of large cities. "For every molecule of urea in urine, one mole (a chemical unit used to measure the quantity of a substance)...

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