MIT engineers make converting CO2 into useful products more practical (news.mit.edu)
from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science@mander.xyz on 13 Nov 2024 16:41
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weegee90@lemmy.world on 13 Nov 2024 17:55 next collapse

And all it takes is an… Ice cream sandwich with a caramel drizzle?

Dasnap@lemmy.world on 13 Nov 2024 18:24 collapse

Greenhouse gasses have never been more delicious.

[deleted] on 13 Nov 2024 20:06 next collapse

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Rhaedas@fedia.io on 13 Nov 2024 21:22 collapse

Permanent materials that won't degrade quickly would be far more beneficial for the goal, as it truly captures and removes the carbon from the cycle that feeds warming. Fuels, not so much, as the only good part is it supposedly replaces fossil fuels from the ground (i.e. new carbon), so less of a true impact on carbon in the environment. But will it be at a competitive cost to even make a large difference?

Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz on 14 Nov 2024 08:33 collapse

This thing produces ethylene, so there’s a huge temptation to use it for CCU, instead of CCS. I guess you could still turn that into more stable forms, such as plastic, but don’t we already have too much of that.

acockworkorange@mander.xyz on 14 Nov 2024 16:01 collapse

CCU, CCS?

Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz on 14 Nov 2024 20:30 collapse

Carbon Capture and Utilization = Capture the CO2, turn it into fuel, burn it and return to square one of the climate crisis.

Carbon Capture and Storage = Basically like digging up coal and burning it, but in reverse. The end result is less CO2 in the atmosphere and more carbon locked away underground.

acockworkorange@mander.xyz on 14 Nov 2024 23:31 collapse

Thanks!