I've been working on a similar project. I'm going to be bubbling air into NaOH at the top of a tall vessel which is beng heated to about 99C at the bottom. As the NaCO3 precipitate falls it ideally undergoes some calination just shy of reaching the bottom. I will then apply light suction to a glass straw at that depth to degas the water hopefully liberating pure CO2. This is then dried in a Graham condenser and then stored. I will also produce H2 via water electrolysis and then bubble my H2 and CO2 up through molten tin to form a layer of floating carbon black. Nice project!
Dude, you f-in rock, Ethan, keep up the hard work my man, you're very inspiring. Logged in just to encourage you, specifically, my man, and I NEVER log in, hope you know how special this is. Google won't let me leave my usual emoji sig here, so my hat's off to you dude.
Hey Ethan. I’ve been really trying to learn as much as I can about carbon capture over the past couple weeks and your video got recommended to me. Can you tell me about how you got into doing this and where you got your equipment?
interesting, this process of capturing carbon can be used in conjunction with the electrolysis of water to make hydrogen and make synthetic methanol. which can be used as fuel additives like ethanol or through more complicated processes to create synthetic gasoline which could render all petrol engines carbon neutral! keep up the good work.
I'm doing something like this, except I'm going to pyrolyze the methane to form carbon black and oxygen. The carbon black can be sold, and the oxygen is released to make up for the deficit we impose. The whole process will be solar-powered.
I think the ultimate question that we should ask is whether the carbon produced from heating the carbonates is lesser/higher than the what you are capturing instead.
Yes, the carbon produced by the heating is certainly higher than the carbon sequestered by this system, but this is just a proof of concept. A future design could store solar power, or some other form of renewable power to function.
@@especiallyethan couldnt agree more. Until there is a more sustainable energy resource like geothermal and such. we are just spending energy to produce lesser. thats how entrophy works unfortunately.
So you will have calcium oxide. The co2 could be bubbled through a calcium hydroxide solution for calcium metal until you get a compressor. I love your video
I wonder if theres another oxide that will give up its carbon with lower heat? Good stuff. I saw a oxygen concentrator and thought that perhaps the same ideas can be applied here. The oxygen concentrator has two tanks that run independently when one is saturated it switches to the other. You could use a similar system with tanks of sodium hydroxide.
How is the balance between the chemicals you use, can they be restored after releasing the co2, and used over and over again? and the energy consumtion?
Yep, that's the big flaw with that design. The oven is plugged into the wall, so the power probably comes from non-renewable sources, but it could in the future be powered by solar panels and batteries.
new sub dude btw can u plz make a more detailed video on how to make the furnace cuz i am having so trouble to find heating elements that can heat up to 840 degrees c
Running these ovens absolutely does use up far more CO2 than what is captured, because of the power consumption, but this is just a proof of concept. In the future, I hope to see a system powered by wind or solar.
Why didn't you use calcium hydroxide at first? Did you want to captured CO2 in form of calcium carbonate at first? or did you have other reasons to change in Calcium carbonate later?
Yes, we could have used calcium hydroxide, as well as sodium hydroxide. We are experimenting with various chemical processes so we can compare and decide which is optimum.
Heyy Ethan....I've been trying to get in this and u have done which is really superbb mann...! I just want to know that what material do requires ....Its Request
Hello! To recreate this project, you would need the chemistry equipment such as beakers, flasks and a scale to make the solutions. You would likely need at least 6 or so feet of copper tubing (more or less depending on how spaced out everything was). To build the furnace, you would need firebricks and heating element wire, which you can easily find online. You would also need a special quartz glass beaker to hold the calcium bicarbonate, because a regular flask could not handle the high temperature. Those are the main required materials that aren't obvious; the rest are either totally optional or can also easily be found online.
How can this be scaled up to put on top of electric vehicles so that they can scrub the air as they drive around. As you drive around, a large volume of air passes over the vehicle and can be a large volume source of air that could be scrubbed. Great work !
1200ppm in a garage (not inside a room) is far from normal. half that would be considered normal at 600ppm inside of a room occupied. i run two c02 sensors throughout my apartment and maintain >450ppm
It depends on the form that the carbon was stored in. Something like chalk would probably stay stable for a while, but other forms might re-release into the air. Also, we put about 9.5 billion tons of co2 into the air each year, and our landfills probably don't have the space to hold all of that. So yes, it definitely could cause additional problems.
@@johncroghan6977 Yes, carbon is used for tons of stuff from turning iron to steel, to graphite pencils and for filtration. It also can be turned into artificial diamonds.
Hi there, when designing this experiment, I thought of a few different chemicals that could work. We need to use them to grab the co2 from the air, which will not happen in the way that we want with just plain water. Luckily, the chemicals can be reused over and over so there’s no waste.
I've been working on a similar project. I'm going to be bubbling air into NaOH at the top of a tall vessel which is beng heated to about 99C at the bottom. As the NaCO3 precipitate falls it ideally undergoes some calination just shy of reaching the bottom. I will then apply light suction to a glass straw at that depth to degas the water hopefully liberating pure CO2. This is then dried in a Graham condenser and then stored.
I will also produce H2 via water electrolysis and then bubble my H2 and CO2 up through molten tin to form a layer of floating carbon black.
Nice project!
It's great to see young teens involved on such innovations. Keep it up!
Hey Ethan! Fellow future Carbon Removal Engineer here, I'm excited for Episode 2 on this inspiring series!
Would love to see more of this. great job, keep it up.
Dude, you f-in rock, Ethan, keep up the hard work my man, you're very inspiring. Logged in just to encourage you, specifically, my man, and I NEVER log in, hope you know how special this is. Google won't let me leave my usual emoji sig here, so my hat's off to you dude.
Excelent Job!. People like you is the one tha makes the world a good place to live in ! thank You!
Hey Ethan. I’ve been really trying to learn as much as I can about carbon capture over the past couple weeks and your video got recommended to me.
Can you tell me about how you got into doing this and where you got your equipment?
interesting, this process of capturing carbon can be used in conjunction with the electrolysis of water to make hydrogen and make synthetic methanol. which can be used as fuel additives like ethanol or through more complicated processes to create synthetic gasoline which could render all petrol engines carbon neutral! keep up the good work.
I'm doing something like this, except I'm going to pyrolyze the methane to form carbon black and oxygen. The carbon black can be sold, and the oxygen is released to make up for the deficit we impose. The whole process will be solar-powered.
This is so GREAT Ethan! You are awesome!
I think the ultimate question that we should ask is whether the carbon produced from heating the carbonates is lesser/higher than the what you are capturing instead.
Yes, the carbon produced by the heating is certainly higher than the carbon sequestered by this system, but this is just a proof of concept. A future design could store solar power, or some other form of renewable power to function.
@@especiallyethan couldnt agree more. Until there is a more sustainable energy resource like geothermal and such. we are just spending energy to produce lesser. thats how entrophy works unfortunately.
How did you test the carbon dioxide concentration in the air?
So you will have calcium oxide. The co2 could be bubbled through a calcium hydroxide solution for calcium metal until you get a compressor. I love your video
what is the sensor that measures co2 in the Air??
Awesome project! Exactly what I was looking for.
I wonder if theres another oxide that will give up its carbon with lower heat? Good stuff. I saw a oxygen concentrator and thought that perhaps the same ideas can be applied here. The oxygen concentrator has two tanks that run independently when one is saturated it switches to the other. You could use a similar system with tanks of sodium hydroxide.
That's an interesting idea. It would definitely increase the amount of CO2 that could be removed per reaction.
i would like to know your setup
How is the balance between the chemicals you use, can they be restored after releasing the co2, and used over and over again? and the energy consumtion?
What powers the oven? Electricity? Produced using coal or natural gas?
Yep, that's the big flaw with that design. The oven is plugged into the wall, so the power probably comes from non-renewable sources, but it could in the future be powered by solar panels and batteries.
brother can you tell what software is used in your video ?
Nice Video!!! Please
What was the Flow Rate of the Pump you Used?
new sub dude btw can u plz make a more detailed video on how to make the furnace cuz i am having so trouble to find heating elements
that can heat up to 840 degrees c
fantastic project! it it possible to work on a modified version of it for a competition?
Sure thing! The processes used here should be widely available to find online.
bravo you did an amazing job on this project. can i ask where you got the co2 monitor from?
Same question
This is amazing. Can we use that power for a concrete mix design?
As much as I'm happy to see this, does running all of these ovens use up more CO2 than what is captured?
Running these ovens absolutely does use up far more CO2 than what is captured, because of the power consumption, but this is just a proof of concept. In the future, I hope to see a system powered by wind or solar.
This is great, thank you for sharing your process.
Why didn't you use calcium hydroxide at first? Did you want to captured CO2 in form of calcium carbonate at first? or did you have other reasons to change in Calcium carbonate later?
Yes, we could have used calcium hydroxide, as well as sodium hydroxide. We are experimenting with various chemical processes so we can compare and decide which is optimum.
@@especiallyethan hi! so, in the end, which was optimum?
what measuring device you are using for CO2 levels
I am curious too
Good for you kid, keep working on it. You could end up winning Elon Musk's $10M X prize.
Keep up the good work!!
Heyy Ethan....I've been trying to get in this and u have done which is really superbb mann...! I just want to know that what material do requires ....Its Request
Hello! To recreate this project, you would need the chemistry equipment such as beakers, flasks and a scale to make the solutions. You would likely need at least 6 or so feet of copper tubing (more or less depending on how spaced out everything was). To build the furnace, you would need firebricks and heating element wire, which you can easily find online. You would also need a special quartz glass beaker to hold the calcium bicarbonate, because a regular flask could not handle the high temperature. Those are the main required materials that aren't obvious; the rest are either totally optional or can also easily be found online.
Great work
How can this be scaled up to put on top of electric vehicles so that they can scrub the air as they drive around. As you drive around, a large volume of air passes over the vehicle and can be a large volume source of air that could be scrubbed. Great work !
you kidding right?
Hi.. Brother,
Can I have your linkedin?
This is amazing.. can you share details on a pdf for students here in india
I can understand why this video has only 13 comments !! Plus mine 14!!
1200ppm in a garage (not inside a room) is far from normal. half that would be considered normal at 600ppm inside of a room occupied. i run two c02 sensors throughout my apartment and maintain >450ppm
Someday I will setup a lab and do this
In study for your project
Inspiring my dude
good job lad
If carbon was captured from air and dumped in a land fill will it cause another problem?
It depends on the form that the carbon was stored in. Something like chalk would probably stay stable for a while, but other forms might re-release into the air. Also, we put about 9.5 billion tons of co2 into the air each year, and our landfills probably don't have the space to hold all of that. So yes, it definitely could cause additional problems.
@@especiallyethan what can it be used for? It seems like over half the stuff on the planet has carbon in it.
@@johncroghan6977 Yes, carbon is used for tons of stuff from turning iron to steel, to graphite pencils and for filtration. It also can be turned into artificial diamonds.
I watched your video on CO2 capture with the poo poo pipes have you got any further with it?
I read that it can be used to make fuel.
Is there not easier ways to capture the CO2 without chemicals? Why not just get a container and bubble air through the water?
Hi there, when designing this experiment, I thought of a few different chemicals that could work. We need to use them to grab the co2 from the air, which will not happen in the way that we want with just plain water. Luckily, the chemicals can be reused over and over so there’s no waste.
Bravo
my dawg
Ethan what is a good email I can reach you at?
You know you are creating carbons also ... you should use solar power
Yes, using solar power is an upgrade to the process. This video is the initial experiment just to confirm that the chemistry works.
Carbon capture is pointless
Mmm I don’t think so if you could make petrol from it then it seems pretty useful to me.:
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Why is it pointless?
Look up how much co2 the oldest carbon capture plant has captured since the 90’s. Then look up how much co2 is emitted every day just in the USA.