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Originally Posted by Ronald Brak
Yes, you could crack CO2 into C and O2. However, the amount of energy this would require would be very large. So much that it is not practical. But what has been developed are methods for extracting CO2 from flue gases. Then this CO2 can be stored, presumably underground. This process may take about a quarter of the energy produced by a coal burning plant. CO2 has been pumped underground for a long time as an oil extraction method so we know it should stay down there for a long time in a geologically suitable region.
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That's what I thought.
Sometimes the chemistry is a simple reaction. Sometimes it isn't...
I don't see storing it underground as necessarily a solution by any means. Maybe someday, we will develop easier and more efficient ways of separating the elements.
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Originally Posted by Ronald Brak
And it's not a dumb question. There are no dumb questions, just dumb answers.
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Yes, there is such a thing as a Dumb Question.
I've heard tons of them.
Ever seen Clerks?
