Engineers are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel
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Re: Engineers are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel
#2The actual title is "UC reactor makes Martian fuel" and the subtitle is "A gas station on Mars? Engineers envision the possibilities." But the submission title is "UC reactor converts carbon dioxide to fuel to address climate change"?
While it does talk about applications with respect to carbon capture, if we consume the fuel byproduct, presumably we just end up with co2 in the atmosphere?
> “In the future we’ll develop other catalysts that can produce more products,” said Zhang, a doctoral student in chemical engineering.
So I guess if we produce products which sequester carbon then maybe that would be useful, but this is purely speculative.
Re: Engineers are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel
#3The actual title is "UC reactor makes Martian fuel" and the subtitle is "A gas station on Mars? Engineers envision the possibilities." But the submission title is "UC reactor converts carbon dioxide to fuel to address climate change"? While it does talk about applications with respect to carbon capture, if we consume the fuel byproduct, presumably we just end up with co2 in the atmosphere? > “In the future we’ll deve…
The URL matches the submission title, at least. Perhaps the content changed?
Re: Engineers are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel
#4The actual title is "UC reactor makes Martian fuel" and the subtitle is "A gas station on Mars? Engineers envision the possibilities." But the submission title is "UC reactor converts carbon dioxide to fuel to address climate change"? While it does talk about applications with respect to carbon capture, if we consume the fuel byproduct, presumably we just end up with co2 in the atmosphere? > “In the future we’ll deve…
The URL matches the submission title, at least. Perhaps the content changed?
I concur, looks like the title changed, slug remained the same.
Re: Engineers are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel
#5Earlier quoted context omitted.
The URL matches the submission title, at least. Perhaps the content changed?
I concur, looks like the title changed, slug remained the same.
That's amusing. The change must've occurred in the ~8 minute window between the submission and my comment, which seems odd considering the article is 2 days old. Not casting doubt, but remarking on coincidence.
Re: Engineers are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel
#6The actual title is "UC reactor makes Martian fuel" and the subtitle is "A gas station on Mars? Engineers envision the possibilities." But the submission title is "UC reactor converts carbon dioxide to fuel to address climate change"? While it does talk about applications with respect to carbon capture, if we consume the fuel byproduct, presumably we just end up with co2 in the atmosphere? > “In the future we’ll deve…
> if we consume the fuel byproduct, presumably we just end up with co2 in the atmosphere?
If it replaces some amount of fossil fuel, it could still be useful. I'm guessing the efficiency isn't great, though.
Re: Engineers are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
I concur, looks like the title changed, slug remained the same.
That's amusing. The change must've occurred in the ~8 minute window between the submission and my comment, which seems odd considering the article is 2 days old. Not casting doubt, but remarking on coincidence.
A/B test caught in action possibly?
Re: Engineers are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel
#8The actual title is "UC reactor makes Martian fuel" and the subtitle is "A gas station on Mars? Engineers envision the possibilities." But the submission title is "UC reactor converts carbon dioxide to fuel to address climate change"? While it does talk about applications with respect to carbon capture, if we consume the fuel byproduct, presumably we just end up with co2 in the atmosphere? > “In the future we’ll deve…
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Re: Engineers are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel
#9I like how in the media publications for carbon capturing they always forget to mention that these things need a ton of energy to run.
Re: Engineers are developing new ways to convert greenhouse gases to fuel
#10I'm less interested in this as a climate change remedy (it's not) and more interested in this for its terraforming potential.
What are the benefits and risks from just bleeding spare methane into the atmosphere after any refueling reservoirs are topped off? I'd think it'd be useful in raising temperatures on the planet, though that's only one terraforming component.
(I'm very dangerously not an expert on this)