is is possible to make captured carbon back into a useful solid form?

Question

For many years now I have wondered why we aren’t able to turn the air captured carbon into useful things like carbon fiber or carbon nanotube batteries. surely there must be some way of doing this through the magic of chemistry.

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Answer 1

There are carbon capture plants that exist today. Mostly they are still in a developmental/experimental phase. They pull carbon from the air and convert it into products like jet fuel. Right now the main drawback of the carbon capture plants is that they are a break even proposition. Also a lot of environmentalists aren’t fond of them because they essentially make fuel that will only create more pollution. It’s a zero sum game.