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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
I'd like to know more about this carbon capture into plastics. Most of the carbon capture schemes I've heard of entail burying it.
And how do we capture it from consumers (furnaces, cars)?
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I don't think anyone responded to this. There are some very old reactions which can transform various carbon gases into more usable products (i.e. Fishcer-Tropsch), however there are a lot of challenges to overcome with these processes. For example, the reaction I mentioned typically results in statistical mixtures of products which can be somewhat controlled by changing reaction conditions but still gives a mix with needs timely/costly purification (unless purification is deemed unnecessary). It's all very promising, but there are some serious scientific and engineering concerns involved with transforming carbon waste into something usable. Also, these processes are subject to the same economies any project is. Nobody likes this answer, but is it profitable?