The perennial questions of "is it efficient outside of a lab setting?" and "does it scale?" obviously apply, but it is important to note that one of the reaction products is a potassium salt of carbon dioxide whose chemical formula is KOOCH.

  • MF_COOM [he/him]
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    11 months ago

    Yeah like I say the research doesn't hurt, but you really have to imagine a science fiction scenario for us to have enough surplus energy lying around to make a dent in the atmosphere. Talking about CCS as some sort of solution to anything is irresponsible unless functionally free energy is on the horizon

    • BodyBySisyphus [he/him]
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      11 months ago

      Well good thing fusion is less than a decade away /s.

      I still see there being some value as a way of smoothing demand for renewables, since storage continues to be a challenge. Excess output needs to go somewhere, so even a minor contribution is still something. Given the magnitude of the problem there isn't going to be a single solution, it's going to take a combination of consumption management, alternative fuels, afforestation and ecosystem restoration, sequestration, etc.