From sugar plantations in Brazil to tea estates in India, crushed rock is being sprinkled across large stretches of farmland ...

Antimony isotopic fractionation during intensive chemical weathering of basalt in the tropics. Journal: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Published: 2024-02-01 DOI: ...

He's holding pieces of basalt. It's a hard volcanic rock that is neither rare nor particularly remarkable. But through a process known as 'enhanced rock weathering' it could help to cool our ...

Extreme rock weathering is a carbon removal technology that is attracting investment from likes of Microsoft; The technology, based on mineral-rich rock such as basalt, has the ability to both ...

The trials will test the effect of basalt application rate (two rates plus control) over four years (plant crop plus three ratoons). In all trials, we’ll be assessing the weathering rate by measuring ...

Basalt is applied to fields at the University of Illinois Energy Farm as part of an enhanced weathering project. Credit: Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) ...

Microsoft has agreed to pay for 25,000 tonnes of basalt to be scattered on UK fields. As part of the deal Microsoft will also help audit the project and verify that it is working as intended.

We are also investigating how enhanced weathering of crushed rocks influences palm oil yields, protection against the basal stem rot fungal pathogen Ganoderma, and impact the biodiversity of soil and ...

Grinding the basalt accelerates a natural weathering process that involves two chemical reactions. First, atmospheric CO 2 dissolves in rainwater to create carbonic acid.

A growing number of scientists believe crushed basalt, a volcanic rock used in roads, could be used as a fertiliser, with trials showing it can improve soil and capture carbon.

A growing number of scientists believe crushed basalt, a volcanic rock used in roads, could be used as a fertiliser, with trials showing it can improve soil and capture carbon.

Enhanced rock weathering aims to replicate a natural part of Earth’s carbon cycle: Silicate rock, such as volcanic basalt, is spread over agricultural land, where exposure to precipitation ...