The ideas presented in this essay were first developed by F.S.; U.H. has considerably contributed to the careful elaboration of the project.
1864-564X/asset/olbannerleft.gif?v=1&s=fc58be2772ff226734ef9ecf997ece0903885c67)
1864-564X/asset/olbannercenter.gif?v=1&s=da1d79329c83d74f32e7f59c9ec1b60f04484201)
1864-564X/asset/olbannerright.gif?v=1&s=5014c732b7ee11feab4c51d9cb84f12b575c99ce)
Essay
Permanent Wood Sequestration: The Solution to the Global Carbon Dioxide Problem†
Article first published online: 8 APR 2008
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.200800048
Copyright © 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
Additional Information
How to Cite
Scholz, F. and Hasse, U. (2008), Permanent Wood Sequestration: The Solution to the Global Carbon Dioxide Problem. ChemSusChem, 1: 381–384. doi: 10.1002/cssc.200800048
- †
Publication History
- Issue published online: 15 MAY 2008
- Article first published online: 8 APR 2008
- Manuscript Received: 6 MAR 2008
- Abstract
- Article
- References
- Cited By
Keywords:
- carbon capture and storage;
- carbon dioxide;
- photosynthesis
Graphical Abstract
Seeing the woods for the trees: The global CO2 problem can only be solved by the introduction of a permanent carbon sink based on using natural photosynthesis. In the “wood growth and burial process”, humans produce biomass, especially wood, for it to be later removed from the global carbon cycle by burial under anaerobic conditions (e.g. on the bottom of emptied open pits). Moreover, the buried wood is a deposited good and potentially available for future use.