Carbon in the fluid of the Earth’s mantle is not in the form of carbon dioxide but rather in carbonate and bicarbonate ions, researchers found. Courtesy of: Prof. Giulia Galli, et al.
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2016
By Greg Borzo
Understanding how carbon dissolves in water at the molecular level under extreme conditions is critical to understanding the Earth’s deep carbon cycle—a process that ultimately influences global climate change.
Contrary to current geochemical models, the carbon dissolved…
