Скачать или смотреть These Plants Mine Gold: The True Story of Nature's Alchemists

Can plants really mine gold? The answer is yes—thanks to a revolutionary process called phytomining, where certain species like Brassica juncea (Indian mustard) absorb gold particles from the soil. These “hyperaccumulator” plants act as biological sponges, pulling trace metals into their roots, stems, and leaves.

In this video, we explore:

The story of how scientists discovered gold-mining plants

How chelating agents like thiocyanate unlock gold bioavailability

The harvest-to-extraction cycle of phytomining

Environmental benefits compared to traditional mining

The challenges and future of plant-based gold recovery

This is not science fiction—it’s real science, and it could transform how we mine the planet.

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📚 Sources:

Anderson et al. (2001), Nature Biotechnology

BBC Future – The Plants That Grow Gold

van der Ent et al. (2015) – Agromining: Farming for Metals

RSC Sustainability (2024)

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