Australian Scientists uncover key to boosting carbon capture- plantstones

Amongst the decay are thousands of tiny capsules of carbon known as plant stones, invisible to the naked eye and virtually indestructible.

"Plant stone is just like a glass jar that has the carbon inside it and that gets deposited into the soil when the plant dies and, basically, it's very stable, it's there for thousands of years," said Jeffrey Parr, also of Southern Cross University.

"The carbon is actually enclosed by a silica coating. The silica coating protects it from being decomposed in soils."

Scientists uncover key to boosting carbon capture - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)


Sugar cane and bamboo have been identified as prime candidates for carbon capture. (AAP Image [File photo]: Dave Hunt)

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