Eggshells to Combat Climate Change?
Research indicates that eggshell membranes may be able to assist against climate change and global warming.
A study published in the International Journal of Global Warming demonstrates that an eggshell membrane can absorb 7 times its weight in carbon dioxide.
Effectively trapping the carbon dioxide, the eggshells could then be stored until an energy-efficient method of dealing with the gas could be found. Even better, the eggshell membranes could be stored until a method is discovered to convert carbon dioxide to clean fuel.
An eggshell membrane is around 100 micrometers thick, and separating the membrane from the rest of the eggshell components is an inefficient task.
An efficient way to isolate and remove the membrane is the current challenge. Successful methods of retrieving the eggshell membranes could have striking results, as global egg consumption is expected to reach 1,154 billion eggs by 2015, according to a report from Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
With greenhouse gases and climate change becoming a rising concern to the environment, will eggshells provide a solution?
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