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    6 hours ago

    Read the article. They’re hoping to mass manufacture the enzymes involved, which have the following advantages over carbon capture through plant life:

    • Can work in much harsher environments, with higher operating temperatures, pressures, and acidity.
    • Captures the carbon in calcium carbonate, which is more stable in retaining the carbon compared to decomposing plant matter.
    • Works much faster than plants do