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Engineered silicate weathering

Accelerate natural chemical weathering – which transfers CO2 from the atmosphere to the ocean – by electrochemically removing hydrochloric acid from the ocean and then neutralizing the acid by reaction with silicate rocks.

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Engineered silicate weathering
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Can be powered by stranded energy sources
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Increases the ocean's ability to absorb atmospheric CO2
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Process is potentially beneficial to coral reefs
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