Carbon Capture - Humanity's Last Hope?

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Writer/Narrator: Brian McManus

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Thank you to AP Archive for access to their footage.

Songs:
Uncertain Changes - Yonder Dale
What Happens Then - Kikoru
Bring the Lights - Imprismed
Ocean Lanes 2 - Gunnar Johnsén
Beatmedown 5 - Gunnar Johnsén
Inconvenient Truth - Kikoru

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[theCodyReeder]

Just so you know, since you published this I have gotten 6 emails from people requesting I look into carbon capture.

[Ekomshiro]

Multiple chemistry symbol / formular errors around 8:30. Compare to your ref #16.
8:24 CO3 has 2 minus charges.
8:30 Ca(OH)2 instead of CaOH.
8:40 CaO instead of CaCo.
8:49 Suddenly CO2 becomes CO, and if you change that, the coefficient of the equation should be changed too. Heat is included in another equation but not here. This reaction also requires catalysts.

[keatoncampbell]

I was thinking of some way to turn CO2 into a polymer, something that could be used as a building material so that it can store carbon indefinitely as an inert building substance. But then I realized that's called a tree, and the polymer is cellulose and lignin.

[patrickstender]

The moth-evolution-story in the beginning is often told in school (where i learned it) but has actually been disproven by biologists - which i learned in university where this study is used to showcase how a seemingly logical explanation was being disproven and still told in schools. It's an example of both: scientific scrutiny in biology and the sedate nature of the educational system in biodidactics.

It seems like a logical explanation and thus took a while to figure out:
But actually the moths for the most parts weren't resting on the bark of tree and didn't have an advantage by their new camouflage.

There are some theories about what actually happened - here is my favourite:
Industrialization changed the air's humidity which changed colour-deciding factors in the larvae-state
and thus the darkening of the moth's colour did coincide with the darkening of the trees because industrialization caused both.

[patrickssj]

What if we could develop something which captures carbon and replicates itself by using the suns power? Oh right, it's called a plant...

[fireaza]

Producing artificial oil sounds pretty risky. Aren't they afraid they might be invaded by the American military?

[phizaics]

If I'm not wrong you didn't explain the carbon capture process completely. You NEED ENERGY to convert CO2 back to hydrocarbons. If you are using renewable energy then its OK BUT if you are using energy produced by fossil fuels in the first place then you are only adding CO2 to the atmosphere and not reducing it.

[ruisen]

2:07 That moment when you realize human politicians' behavior so far has been analogous to mindless, single celled fungi

[santiagorestrepo]

I know probably no one cares but you have inspired me to become an engineer. Thanks

[ariaden]

1. Hurry up towards thermonuclear power plants.
2. Use the cheap electricity to convert CO_2 into carbon nanotubes.
3. Use the plentiful carbon nanotubes to build orbital rings and other megastructures.
4. Profit!

[franktkalcevic]

Storing CO2 underground or underwater - what could go wrong?


"In 1986 Lake Nyos suddenly emitted a large cloud of CO
2, which suffocated 1, 746 people and 3, 500 livestock in nearby towns and villages."

[bafanamakalima]

I love your videos friend. I am a South African process engineer and today my supervisor told me we will be working on developing a usable product from one of the Carbon Capture processes. I cant get into the details but I'm real excited

[willwin]

Can u please do a video on nuclear energy and why so few people see it as an option for carbon clean energy

[johanneskurz]

Option A: Storing 15k to 20k tons of CO2 every year indefinetly.
Option B: Storing significantly less nuclear waste (also indefinetly).

That really is one difficult choice to make...

[Admiral_Jezza]

What's neat about this channel is that instead of scaremongering about climate change (like how most who talk about it do) it jumps directly to interesting solutions.

[basicallyeveryone]

Here after Elon Musk offered $100M for the best carbon capture technology to start with my research. Wish me luck.

[taufikabidin]

Grow trees, Use them for buildings, Grow trees again. Carbon Captured

[jordisaura]

I get that strange feeling of when someone is violating thermodynamics laws...

[dongurudebro]

"...despite our best affords (in CO² reduction)"? Are we living in two different worlds?

[yashu]

Real engineering: 10:41
COVID-19: I'm gonna have to stop you right there.