An American start-up company is trying to combat climate change by simultaneously distilling carbon dioxide from air and sea water with hydrogen as an alternative fuel with the help of its innovative technology.
Big tech and oil companies are investing in two strategies to combat climate change. The first strategy is to capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and ocean, while the second is to develop environmentally friendly alternative fuels.
While other startups focus on a single strategy, California-native Aquatic Technology does all three at once. The company, based on research from the University of California, Los Angeles, has two pilot plants operating in Los Angeles and Singapore.
These plants take water from the sea and then generate electricity from it. This process separates water molecules, and The hydrogen molecules are extracted and sold as fuel by the company.
By passing electricity, this water is divided into two parts, one of which is highly acidic and the other is highly alkaline water.
Calcium dissolved in basic water reacts with carbon dioxide to form calcium carbonate. To distill carbon dioxide from air, the company passes air through the same basic water, after which the gas turns into magnesium carbonate.
Both reservoirs are then neutralized and brought to ocean pH so that the carbon dioxide-laden water can be released back into the ocean.
According to the company, carbon dioxide can be trapped in these minerals in the ocean for more than 10,000 years and prevented from entering the atmosphere.
One of which is highly acidic and the other is highly alkaline water. Calcium dissolved in basic water reacts with carbon dioxide to form calcium carbonate.
To distill carbon dioxide from air, the company passes air through the same basic water, after which the gas turns into magnesium carbonate.
Both reservoirs are then neutralized and brought to ocean pH so that the carbon dioxide-laden water can be released back into the ocean.
According to the company, carbon dioxide can be trapped in these minerals in the ocean for more than 10,000 years and prevented from entering the atmosphere. One of which is highly acidic and the other is highly alkaline water.
Calcium dissolved in basic water reacts with carbon dioxide to form calcium carbonate. To distill carbon dioxide from air, the company passes air through the same basic water, after which the gas turns into magnesium carbonate.