Transcript Artificial Trees

Artificial
Trees
CPSG 200 Science & Global Change Semester III “Search for Solution”
Project
Louie Dukinfield, Deanna Stephen, Danielle White
Current Conditions
-400 parts per million of carbon dioxide in atmosphere
-Global Warming
-Global sea level rise
NASA. NASA, n.d. Web. 08 Nov. 2016.
"National Geographic Magazine - NGM.com." National Geographic Magazine - NGM.com. N.p., n.d.
Web. 09 Nov. 2016.
What are artificial Trees?
http://www.sunshinesilk.com/
An artist’s rendering of GRT’s (now Kilimanjaro Energy) “artificial trees.”
http://climatechange.medill.northwestern.edu/2015/02/26/calming-theclash-energy-demand-and-climate-change/
What are Artificial Trees?
Klaus Lackner
Leaves - sheets of papery plastic and are coated in a resin
“Leaves” soaks up carbon dioxide from the air
Leaves are closely spaced or in honeycomb formation for
efficiency
"Is an Artificial Tree Part of the Solution to Climate Change? These Guys Think So." Public Radio
International. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Nov. 2016.
http://discovermagazine.com/2013/nov/15b-carbon-capture
The Scrubber Solution
How do they work?
- Lead researcher: Klaus Lackner
- Plastic resin material
- Binds CO2
bicarbonate, salt
Biello, David. "400 PPM: Can Artificial Trees Help Pull
CO2 from the Air?" Scientific American. N.p., 16 May
2013. Web. 08 Nov. 2016.
- CO2 is contained by baking soda product
Benefits
- resin absorbs CO2 more powerfully than plants
- Do not need sunlight, water, etc.
- Reversible process; adding water releases CO2
- CO2 byproduct
fed to algae for biofuels and
greenhouses
- 10 million could remove 3.6 billion tons of CO2
Drawbacks
Storage space
Cost of the trees
Cost of storage or disposal
No models in place
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Summary
Artificial trees capture CO2 from air
Use a resin material to store as bicarbonate
Issues with cost and storage space
Technology not in place yet
Work Cited
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/big-idea/13/carbon-capture
http://bradleydibble.authorsxpress.com/2013/06/18/scrubbing-the-air-with-artificial-trees/
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2015/11/11/artificial-trees-how-asuscientists-hoping-reverse-global-warming-cns/75580316/
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-08-30/artificial-tree-part-solution-climate-change-theseguys-think-so
http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-15/watch-these-synthetic-leaves-suck-co2out-of-the-sky
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/prospects-for-direct-air-capture-of-carbondioxide/