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  • How Ocean Warming and Acidification are Impacting Coral Reef Growth
    Article - 21 May 2021
    AZoCleantech speaks with Dr. Christopher Cornwall from Victoria University of Wellington. Christopher is the lead author of a paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of...
  • What is Ocean Acidification?
    Article - 18 Jan 2008
    Approximately half of the carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere from human activities has dissolved into the ocean.
  • What is Mineral Carbonation and How Could it Transform the Building Industry?
    Article - 20 Jan 2022
    Mineral carbonation (or mineral sequestration) is one of the greatest and most energy-efficient means for the utilization of CO2. This article looks at what it is and how it could transform the...
  • Effects of Increasing CO2 Levels on Coral Reefs
    Article - 29 Jul 2015
    Corals are marine invertebrates of the phylum Cnidaria that live in colonies consisting of thousands of genetically identical polyps (~10 mm) anchored together by a calcium carbonate exoskeleton...
  • 3D Printed Coral Reefs
    Article - 23 Apr 2019
    Coral reefs are a vital part of the natural world. About one-third of all marine species depend on coral reefs to survive.
  • What Happens to Carbon Stored Underground?
    Article - 24 Jun 2022
    Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has only been tested on a small scale and there are still some improvements to be made. Within geological formations, escape pathways of the stored carbon can arise,...
  • Biomimetic Carbon Capture: Using CO2 to Create a Limestone Rock Substitute
    Article - 11 May 2021
    A California-based cleantech pioneer – Blue Planet Ltd. – is learning from nature to make concrete more sustainable with biomimetic carbon capture. The company’s economically sustainable carbon...
  • 3D Printed Great Barrier Reef to Help the Environment
    Article - 30 Nov 2013
    Natural coral reefs are complex ecosystems primarily observed in tropical waters. These structures made up of calcium carbonate occupy less than 0.1% of the ocean’s surface, but provide shelter to...
  • Building a Sustainable Future with Green Cement
    Article - 30 Jul 2012
    Cement is something that the majority of people do not spend a large proportion of their day thinking about, but it does, rather literally, hold our society together. Though cement is extremely useful...
  • Super Corals: Can They Help Save Reef Ecosystems?
    Article - 24 Mar 2022
    Referring to coral that can survive in conditions where normal coral cannot, ‘super coral’ can tolerate extreme and rapid changes in its environment. This article looks at the importance of coral reef...

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