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 multiple methods that capture carbon into a solid, and you’re probably imagining something that falls into the [Direct Air Capture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_air_capture) category, but it’s really hard to beat plants in terms of efficiency and economy when it comes to turning atmospheric carbon into a useful solid form.