| 摘要 |
A method of capturing carbon from the atmosphere comprises cultivating green plants, harvesting the plants, processing the harvested plants into food for shell-bearing gastropods (e.g. snails) and green waste, feeding the food to the gastropods until maturity, harvesting the mature gastropods and separating the shells from the bodies, processing the bodies to obtain protein or fuel and processing the shells for use as a construction material. An installation for cultivating shell-bearing gastropods comprises food-processing apparatus for receiving green plant material and for separating said material into food for the gastropods and plant waste, containment means for containing the gastropods, feeding means for supplying the food to the gasÂtropods at a controlled rate conducive to growth of the gastropods, means for harvesting the gastropods from the containment means and processing means for processing the harvested gastropods to obtain protein or fuel and shells for use as a construction material. |
