Abstract
The sequential rise in the
atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration due to anthropogenic emission of this
gas has resulted in an elevation of the average mean global temperature
resulting in drastic effects circumventing climate change. Carbon dioxide
sequestration via mineralization is one of the methods that have the capability
to efficiently store carbon dioxide in a stable form. The biomimetic approach
involving carbonic Anhydrase has presented a thought-provoking rationale for
sequestering carbon dioxide into calcium carbonate which is being concurrently
practiced for mushroom production. Tyrosinase and Laccases extracted from mushroom purified and
then subsequently used for the conversion of phenolic waste from a different
source to humus. Previous studies on abiotic and biotic catalysis have focused
on polyphenols, amino acids, and sugars, while no work has been done on lipids,
one of the most refractory components of plant materials and a significant
contributor to the humin fraction of soil organic matter. Use of advanced
analytical instrumentation, i.e., synchrotron-based X-ray absorption
spectroscopy, Spectromicroscopy and infrared spectroscopy, atomic force
microscopy, multi-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and the
same should shed light on the mystery of environmental humic substances and
their complexes with mineral particles.