R aw Materials

 

Over very long time periods (thousands or millions of years), Bacteria have acted to produce many of the materials vital to modern industry. Some of these products and a few of their uses are listed below.

 

Sulphur

Natural Gas

Oil

Mainly used for sulphuric acid -

500,000 tons used / year in the UK alone

·      Medicines

·      Electroplating

·      Fertilisers

And many other industries

·      Electricity Generation

·     Non-pollutant

·      Heating

·      Plastics

 

 

Coal

·      Electricity generation

·      Direct heating

 

Also Peat Prod.

 

 

 

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