Science · 1966 · 113 citations · 6 references
Organic GeochemistryChemical EngineeringBiogeochemistryEnvironmental ChemistryCarbon SequestrationGraphitic CarbonArtificial Graphitic Carbon-14Environmental EngineeringEngineeringSoil Organic MatterBioremediationElectron-beam IrradiationEnvironmental RemediationSoil Carbon CycleActivated CarbonCarbon-14 DioxideCarbonization
Artificial graphitic carbon-14 was oxidized to carbon-14 dioxide in the presence of certain nonsterile soils. Treatment of these soils for the inhibition of biologic activity, by several methods including 5 megarads of electron-beam irradiation, yielded much-less-reactive systems in the oxidation of carbon. Intervention of a biologic agent in some of these oxidative processes is suggested.
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