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posted by mrpg on Thursday February 28 2019, @08:46AM   Printer-friendly
from the don't-dig-it-up-again dept.

Researchers have used liquid metals to turn carbon dioxide back into solid coal, in a world-first breakthrough that could transform our approach to carbon capture and storage.

The research team led by RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, have developed a new technique that can efficiently convert CO2 from a gas into solid particles of carbon.

Published in the journal Nature Communications, the research offers an alternative pathway for safely and permanently removing the greenhouse gas from our atmosphere.

Current technologies for carbon capture and storage focus on compressing CO2 into a liquid form, transporting it to a suitable site and injecting it underground.


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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by FatPhil on Thursday February 28 2019, @12:09PM (3 children)

    by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Thursday February 28 2019, @12:09PM (#808066) Homepage
    > Ban coal!!!!
    > Oh, sorry, MAKE coal!!!

    YFI. Ban *the destruction of* coal is exactly aligned with making coal, not a contradiction at all.
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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by JoeMerchant on Thursday February 28 2019, @02:53PM (2 children)

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Thursday February 28 2019, @02:53PM (#808126)

    While I agree with AC about the "science yoyo" - you are absolutely correct: increasing the quantity of carbon captured in coal (or any solid form), both by not burning it and by making it from atmospheric CO2 is really two prongs of the same goal.

    These bozos mixing it with liquids and injecting it underground are almost as scary as the Siberian methane hydrates. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/gas-siberia-underground-earth-bounce-climate-change-siberia-global-warming-a7153486.html [independent.co.uk]

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    • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Friday March 01 2019, @10:05AM (1 child)

      by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Friday March 01 2019, @10:05AM (#808619) Homepage
      Bonus points for lighting the methane as it's released (and uploading it to youtube). I have seen a frothing hole in ice all aflame because of the methane bubbling out of it - it's a thing, and it's unrelated to the US's fracking-related "burning water" scares, which are also a real thing.

      Why do I get the idea that the human race is going backwards?
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      • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Friday March 01 2019, @02:34PM

        by JoeMerchant (3937) on Friday March 01 2019, @02:34PM (#808686)

        Why do I get the idea that the human race is going backwards?

        Since ~1950 the human race has been in progress overdrive - I think backlash is inevitable.

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