Scientists Would Turn Greenhouse Gas Into Gasoline
February 20, 2008 | Source: New York Times
Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists are proposing a concept, named Green Freedom, for removing carbon dioxide from the air and turning it back into gasoline.
Air would be blown over a liquid solution of potassium carbonate, which would absorb the carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide would then be extracted and subjected to chemical reactions that would turn it into fuel: methanol, gasoline or jet fuel.
However, economically providing the energy to produce gasoline on a commercial scale — say, 750,000 gallons a day — would require a dedicated power plant, preferably a nuclear one, the scientists say.