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Phytomining For Nickel

Posted by timothy on from the why-if-i-only-had-a-nickel dept.

jvl001 writes "The Globe and Mail has an interesting article about Inco's attempts to extract nickel from a plant (alyssum) grown on nickel rich soil. Selective breeding and bacterial adjuncts are capable of producing a plant that once incinerated may produce ash with up to 30% nickel. Waste heat from the incineration process may be used for power generation. A neat way of making use of use of land otherwise unusable for agriculture. In this case unusable because of past Inco activity."

2 of 15 comments (clear)

  1. Psyche is Out!! by mikerod · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What Are You Still Doing Here? Go Get it NOW.

  2. -1 Offtopic by fiftyLou · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    The girls are out to Bingo and the boys are gettin' stinko,
    And we think no more of Inco on a Sudbury Saturday night.

    - Stompin' Tom Connors