Direct Air Capture - Solution for the Climate Change
Direct Air Capture (DAC) is a key technology that can help us achieve our net-zero emission goals and limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. While reducing greenhouse gas emissions is critical, it’s not enough to reach net-zero emissions. We also need to remove the excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and that’s where direct air capture and storage comes in.
The Process of Direct Air Capture
One innovative approach to remove carbons from the atmosphere is by using the Direct Air Capture technology. This process involves extracting air from the atmosphere and subsequently capturing the CO2 through a chemical heating process with the DAC technology. Once the air has been filtered and the CO2 has been successfully captured, the air is released into the atmosphere, while the CO2 is captured within the machine. This seperation process involves chemical reaction such as changing temperatures and pressures that would release the filtered air with zero carbon.
Where does the Carbon Dioxide go?
Other than that, the carbon dioxide could be transformed into other goods, or could be used for other things. The extract carbon dioxide could be utilized to create circular carbon economy.
Creating the Circular Carbon Economy
Once the the air is captured and extract the carbon dioxide within the machine, the extracted CO2 can be stored underground with storage. The captured carbon will last for hundred of years which is a perfect solution for the long term. Other than that, the carbon dioxide could be transformed into other goods, or could be used for other things. The extract carbon dioxide could be utilized to create circular carbon economy.
- Indoor farming – creating a stable sources of CO2 for the indoor farming industry
- Chemicals – captured CO2 by DAC can be converted into different chemicals such as methanol, which is then could be used for building materials
- E-fuels – captured CO2 could be transformed into e-fuels, which plays a big role within the aviation industry
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