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Published online 20 November 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.1244
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Briny mix could stop carbon dioxide leaks
Engineers hope salt-water technique could make coal-fired power plants a cleaner energy option.
Dissolving carbon dioxide in salt water could improve the prospects of storing the greenhouse gas in underground aquifers, say Texan engineers.
The rise in CO2 concentrations from fossil-fuel burning has prompted a variety of proposals for how to capture and store the gas.
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