Gaurav Sant and Dante Simonetti comment on project to turn ocean CO2 into minerals

Katerina Jowid
April 18, 2023
SLAGC News and Events

Publication: Yahoo News

UCLA Expert: Gaurav Sant: Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, Member, UCLA California NanoSystems Institute

Dante Simonetti: Associate Professor, UCLA School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Synopsis: UCLA’s SeaChange pilot plants turn CO2 absorbed by the ocean into minerals, leaving the ocean free to absorb more.

UCLA News: Lead researcher Sant said the project's goal is to "to use the ocean as a big sponge." Simonetti added: "These projects will define protocols and strategies for measurement, verification and optimal project siting. They will also help us develop operational best practices to ensure scalable, cost-effective and durable carbon dioxide removal.”

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