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edstirling t1_jbyefcx wrote
That just turns it back into co2.
Rav99 t1_jc1un35 wrote
It's probably not food grade.
Rav99 t1_jbxgqpx wrote
I'd be worried about the higher ph and alkalinity of the immediate area where the baking soda is being released. If this were scaled in a way to be meaningful, that's a lot of alkaline substance to disperse in one area.
Perhaps the facility could be placed near a continental shelf so that dispersion could be done into much deeper water nearby.
KeaboUltra t1_jbxjn1y wrote
Could be wrong but isn't it a problem that the worlds oceans are at risk of becoming acidic and that an alkaline solution could balance it out?
ultimas t1_jbxokgt wrote
I think you're right. However, if all of this sodium bicarbonate is being released in concentrated areas, it causes problems of over-alkalization in those areas.
Better if it could be done in a distributed way, with many, smaller units doing this CO2 conversion but spread out over the entire ocean.
DarkerThanFiction t1_jc5o5wt wrote
Have oil tankers and cargo ships disperse it into the ocean? Wouldn't be perfect, but better than dumping a lot of bicarbonate in a smaller location.
tegs_terry t1_jc1sk9m wrote
Pacific gyre maybe?
thatguyshields t1_jbxfufb wrote
Amazing what we, the human race, can do when great minds come together. Just a shame that it’s always in a time where things seem pretty dire and never before things get bad.
Does that make sense? 😅
Rolo_NoLifer t1_jbyjqel wrote
We create the problems, so we can make solutions.
FierceContinent t1_jc9tqc6 wrote
"Urban myth has it that if you put a frog in a pot of boiling water it will instantly leap out. But if you put it in a pot filled with pleasantly tepid water and gradually heat it, the frog will remain in the water until it boils to death. Allegedly, the frog is not able to detect the gradual increase in temperature until it's too late.This allegory is frequently used in economics, business and marketing. It also illustrates an aspect of human psychology: we tend to accept things that creep up on us slowly but steadily, even when they take control of our lives. But one day we wake up and find ourselves in boiling water. "
sippingonwater t1_jbxuslm wrote
Please protect all of those scientists at all costs
Dav3le3 t1_jbzpa7r wrote
Edit: Plant a tree or throw some local seedbombs!
This comes up pretty often in r/ClimateOffensive and similar subreddits. I have had colleagues work on similar projects. It's great that people can do work like this! There will always be a net loss of energy and increase in carbon in this system however, as subtly noted in the article.
Burn CxHxOx creating CO2 -> use energy to capture the CO2 -> put the CO2 somewhere. The only issue is the CO2 captured with the energy produced will always be less than the CO2 created.
This technology is important long term, once fusion is viable commercially, but currently it's more of a distraction and creates CO2 while using crucial grant money and scientific resources.
Source: Graduated from mechanical engineering with a focus on Advanced Thermodaynamics and Energy Systems.
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TechyGuyInIL t1_jby3kfa wrote
What about methane?
icrushallevil t1_jcczkkm wrote
Sodium bicarbonate? So, it's actually making the ocean less acidic? Not bad
BearisonF0rd t1_jbxflvx wrote
Why not release it into cookies or pancakes instead?