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This article is powerful. "one can envision an era in which guano-doped graphene is used instead of platinum in fuel cells and electrolyzers, with huge societa
by PeterisP 7y ago
This article is powerful.
"one can envision an era in which guano-doped graphene is used instead of platinum in fuel cells and electrolyzers, with huge societal impact not only in clean energy production and a cleaner environment but also on rural economies as guano once again becomes a valuable and highly sought-after product."
I need say no more.
- schoen 7y agoCharles Mann's 1493 says that when people originally realized just how useful guano was for agricultural fertilizer, they started getting unfree labor to mine it on a massive scale (commonly from islands in the ocean). The paper's reference to Haber-Bosch is because we now instead get most of our fertilizer from atmospheric nitrogen through industrial chemistry. If the demand for guano ever picks up again for some reason, I hope that the "forcing people to work in the mines" part doesn't come back with it.