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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[Graphene](https://advanceseng.com/worlds-thinnest-graphene-filter-carbon-capture/) is part of the answer. Needs time to scale up.
“In a nutshell, EPFL chemical engineers successfully developed a graphene filter for carbon capture that surpasses the efficiency of commercial capture technologies, and can reduce the cost carbon capture down to $30 per ton of carbon dioxide. The research team is now working on scaling up the process by developing a pilot plant demonstrator to capture 10 kg carbon dioxide per day, in a project funded by the Swiss government and Swiss industry.”
They can make gasoline out of the CO2 in the air but it requires more energy to produce than you get out of it. I think I remember hearing it costs something like $100/gal. I’m sure someone will correct me, but I know it’s a technology that exists.
[Graphene](https://advanceseng.com/worlds-thinnest-graphene-filter-carbon-capture/) is part of the answer. Needs time to scale up.
“In a nutshell, EPFL chemical engineers successfully developed a graphene filter for carbon capture that surpasses the efficiency of commercial capture technologies, and can reduce the cost carbon capture down to $30 per ton of carbon dioxide. The research team is now working on scaling up the process by developing a pilot plant demonstrator to capture 10 kg carbon dioxide per day, in a project funded by the Swiss government and Swiss industry.”
They can make gasoline out of the CO2 in the air but it requires more energy to produce than you get out of it. I think I remember hearing it costs something like $100/gal. I’m sure someone will correct me, but I know it’s a technology that exists.
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.
A certain podcaster often talks about turning carbon dioxide into graphene. Very useful material but I think it is either very expensive or very difficult to make
A certain podcaster often talks about turning carbon dioxide into graphene. Very useful material but I think it is either very expensive or very difficult to make
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.
Yes it is possible. The issue is that capturing carbon as a gas and doing something useful with it is massively energy intensive and costly. Much more costly than refining available carbon.
The only useful economic incentive then is for climate change mitigation which requires countries to invest in it. So many countries won’t because they can’t get their citizens to agree it’s important or vice versa.
Wasn’t there a company making plastic chairs n stuff out of reclaimed carbon from the atmosphere?
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