A group of scientists finds oxygen in a mysterious place: you won’t believe it!

The nature of planet Earth continues to hold mysteries that need to be solved. A group of scientists have discovered that Some metallic minerals on the ocean floor can generate oxygen 4,000 meters below the surfaceThis “dark oxygen” was discovered during field work in the Pacific Ocean.

The results were published in the journal Nature Geoscience, and the study was led by Andrew Sweetmanfrom the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) and Franz Geigerfrom Northwestern University. The former made the discovery, and the latter conducted electrochemical experiments to provide an explanation.

polymetallic nodules would natural mineral deposits formed on the seabed. They contain various metals such as cobalt, nickel, lithium, copper and manganese. They showed increasing oxygen concentration through bottom chamber experiments.

The obtained results confirm the hypothesis that Seawater electrolysis could help produce oxygen in the darkThese minerals could be used for modern technologies: “Several large mining companies have set their sights on these precious elements of the seabed,” Geiger emphasized.