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rplst8 on Nov 20, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: The World Is Running Out of Sand

We're just an oxygen atom away from turning the CO2 from coal, natural gas, and oil power plants into CO3.

http://www.sfgate.com/green/article/Green-cement-may-set-CO2...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Unt7MRsV4&t=267s

bdamm on Nov 20, 2017 | [–]

I can't help but wonder if an Oxygen shortage is our next major challenge.

eitland on Nov 20, 2017 | | [–]

Along with a silicon shortage then?;-)

For anyone wondering: a lot of "rock" and "sand" is silica AKA silicon dioxide.

When it comes to oxygen we also have water which contains oxygen.

24gttghh on Nov 20, 2017 | [–]

Do you mean Carbon Trioxide (CO3), or Carbonate (CO3(2-))?

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