Methodology for verifying carbon storage in seawater
US9034594B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02C20/40
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for verifying carbon storage in seawater to which a growth stimulant has been supplied for stimulating a bloom of nitrogen fixing organisms for enhancing carbon storage therein, comprises selecting a region of seawater including a surface mixed layer, a euphotic zone extending below the surface mixed layer, and a plurality of deeper zones; determining the effect of growth stimulant on the rate of nitrogen fixation and carbon transport in the region; and determining the amount of carbon stored at different depths and projected duration of carbon storage at each of the depths.
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