The amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere is steadily growing, so the issue of purifying the air of our planet is becoming more and more urgent. But why not use this gas to create fuel and save the planet at the same time? This is exactly what Canadian scientists are planning to do.
According to an article published in the scientific journal Joule, a new method for producing fuel is not based on some expensive developments, but can be built on the basis of existing technologies today. In addition, the proposed method is several times cheaper than any other similar developments.
To purify the planet and create fuel, atmospheric air is pumped into large containers filled with an alkaline solution, where the resulting liquid mixture is first quickly frozen and then gradually heated. At a certain stage, a thick suspension is obtained. She is forced to interact with slaked lime. This reaction takes place with the release of hydrocarbons, which can be used to create combustible fuel (including gasoline).
Moreover, this technology can be equipped with almost any plant, the by-product of which is carbon dioxide, increasing the amount of hydrocarbons produced by several times. Moreover, this approach can be called to some extent "the fuel cycle in nature." After all, the hydrocarbons obtained are used for the production of gasoline, the combustion of which occurs with the release of carbon dioxide, and it, in turn, can already be collected and reused for the production of raw materials and the creation of gasoline.
Vladimir Kuznetsov
