Carbon Capture is a technological company that develops mechanical trees that are 100 times more effective at trapping carbon dioxide from the air than natural trees. Carbon Capture is based in California.
One of the most urgent environmental challenges of our time, global warming is commonly acknowledged to be caused by an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as a result of human activities. Climate-warming greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, which reflect heat from the Earth back into space, are responsible for global warming.
Limiting the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is one technique for preventing global warming from occurring. Of course, one approach is to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that we produce into the atmosphere. The development of technology that removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is another alternative.
Carbon capture technologies are currently the topic of substantial research and development. It is also possible to investigate mechanical trees in this context as a technological option. When compared to conventional carbon capture systems, mechanical trees have one key advantage: they do not require energy to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
The mechanical trees are approximately 10 meters in height and have a large number of leaves. Mechanical leaves capture carbon dioxide in the air borne by the wind by using the absorbent substance on their surfaces, which requires no energy on the part of the leaves. Once the leaves have been soaked, the carbon dioxide that has been gathered begins to degrade. The leaves of mechanical trees initially descend into a chamber at the base of the tree. After that, standard methods are followed in order to collect carbon dioxide from the absorbent material.
After the procedure is completed, the leaves resume their upward motion, continuing to collect carbon dioxide from the air. In addition to being capable of being buried underground for an extended period of time without re-entering the environment, the collected carbon dioxide is also capable of being used as a raw material in the production of foods and beverages as well as fuel and fertilizer.
According to the company's claims, 12 mechanical trees can absorb a ton of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a single day, saving the environment. Approximately 250 mechanical tree fields, each with 1,200 trees and a spread of 2-3 square kilometers, have the potential to trap approximately 3 percent of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere each year as a result of fossil fuel consumption, according to this estimate.
The planting of large-scale mechanical trees in collaboration with governments and businesses is expected to begin in the mid-2020s, according to sources. The trees will help reduce carbon emissions.
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