Make Exhaust CO2 into nanotubes and O2.

[EdEarl]

Phys.org

Researchers assess power plants that convert all of their CO2 emissions into carbon nanotubes

 

Last year, researchers at George Washington University proposed a method for transforming CO2 emissions into carbon nanotubes (CNTs). When applied to power plants, the technology could completely eliminate the power plants' CO2 emissions while simultaneously producing a valuable product that is used for a variety of applications, including batteries, consumer electronics, airplanes, and athletic equipment.

 

The researchers' assessment shows that, for every metric ton of methane fuel consumed, a conventional CC power plant produces $909 of electricity and emits 2.74 tons of CO2. In contrast, the proposed CC CNF plant would produce about $835 of electricity, which is about 8% less than the CC plant. But the CC CNF plant would also produce about 0.75 tons of CNTs, which is worth an estimated $225,000, and emits no CO2.

They don't say if this process is a hypothesis, has been done in a lab, or if it is ready for the big show. I suspect implementation will require significant engineering. With that kind of economic benefit, it seems at least one power company would be ready to sign a contract, and it might save some of the oil market. Some financier of climate deniers should be ready to foot the bill to bring this technology on-line.

[TakenItSeriously]

They don't say if this process is a hypothesis, has been done in a lab, or if it is ready for the big show. I suspect implementation will require significant engineering. With that kind of economic benefit, it seems at least one power company would be ready to sign a contract, and it might save some of the oil market. Some financier of climate deniers should be ready to foot the bill to bring this technology on-line.

It sounds like they ran a proof of concept but it still seems too good to be true.

To make sure that the idea isn't too good to be true, in a new study the same researchers have performed a thermodynamic assessment of the proposed CC CNF plant. They found that the concept is economically feasible and even improves the power plants' energy efficiency.

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Currently, the researchers are working to build and implement the technology as quickly as possible.

"We are quickly scaling up the process, which is the challenge to rapid deployment and substantial CO2 reduction," Licht said.

 

23,560% boost to revenues while completely eliminating the polution CO2 emmission free.

 

Thats the first time Ive ever used 5 figures for a percentage incease.

 

It also burns methane which seems like it could provide another benefit reducing methane as a greenouse gass. Perhaps create a process to collect the methane from sewage treatment plants or old garbage dumps, that would otherwise allow it to escape into the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas.

Edited June 21, 2016 by TakenItSeriously