No Polution

[TheWingnutSquid]

I have a question....

Ive done my research well i found that if you push co2 through soda lime it absorbs it but what it becomes after it is absorbed by soda lime is reduced to h20 and another element. so what i am thinking is if you get a litte metal cylinder with both sides cut out just to have a tube, what if you were to put 2 screens in the middle of it, fill the space in between those 2 screens with soda lime, and put this into a car exhaust pipe, will it successfully absorb the co2 coming out of the exhaust and leave behind water that then turns into steam from the heat of the exhaust pipe if you get rid of the other element? I know that was long but think about it. If this works successfully depending on how much co2 the soda lime absorbs, you could have a non pulotion car?

[Franz]

Yup, that would work equally as well as putting activated carbon underpants on some members here.

Only problem is cost of activated charcoal and who changes the pants.

[TheWingnutSquid]

I am not getting your metaphor... are you trying to be sarcastic?

[TheWingnutSquid]

Ahhh I get what your saying thank you haha

[bobodu]

If you really want sequester CO2....they just need to inject it into BOTTLES or CANS of soda....then never open them.

[TheWingnutSquid]

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[Chris]

I am not getting your metaphor... are you trying to be sarcastic?

Pay no regard ......when you say "green" they see red.

It sounds like you might have the basis of a good idea from a theoretical point of view. Getting something from theory into practice is another story altogether. Automotive engines produce a complex mix of gasses even after the catalytic process converts CO to CO2. There's a certain amount of sulphur dioxide in the exhaust which when combined with water vapor combines to form dilute sulphuric acid. Then ... that helps to contribute to the acid rain problem

Ever wonder why the exhaust system tends rot out AFTER after the cat ?

The other thing you're up against is the cost issue.

Anyway, if you have an idea that you're interested in persuing keep it simple and start with the basics. Build a working model of something that will convert pure CO2. Once you've proven the basic theory to be correct then start working through the technical and cost issues one at a time. You might find that it wouldn't work on a car but would with a coal burning plant.

You never know where an idea will take you till you try to put it into practice.

[jimw1949]

I agree with Chris, it may well be a good idea, but the cost may make it not practical. Also, how long will it last before it needs to be replaced? What I am getting at is, even if the cost turns out to be negligible, if you have to replace it every 500 miles I doubt you would get very far with the idea. As Chris suggested, build a working model and try it out in order to get an idea as to cost and how often it needs to be replaced. Once you do that you will have a better idea as to whether it is something that would be practical. It may be such a thing as it wouldn't be a good idea for vehicles, but for small gasoline engines it may be OK. We don't really think of a small gasoline engine as a big polluter, and they aren't as individual engines, but when you consider there are many millions of them running and you add up all the individual pollutions they cause, you are talking about a substantial amount of pollution.

[TheWingnutSquid]

Well of course it wont be in every engine. I didnt mean absolutely no pollution but the burning of fossel fuels has a great impact and i am just trying out an idea to reduce this even at a minimal level. This idea will be improved on.

But thank you very much chris and jim i will definately put that into mind when researching this further and i thank you for your support.

This helped very much!

[bobodu]

I just don't see why you want to solve a problem that doesn't exist !!!
You know...we really need to do something about this bigfoot problem !! There is a consensus that if we can't get the bigfoot under control soon, they will over run every available square foot of playground in the whole world. Just think what the world would be like if there were no more playgrounds. Think of the poor little children.
I want everyone to call up their Congressmen and demand something be done about the overpopulation of bigfoot. DEMAND that they create laws to control the bigfoot.
Encourage them to tax anyone who might generate bigfoot food. Did you know that even one ounce of uneaten food left on the counter unattended for even a minute can feed a family of bigfoot for a year? In that year, a pair of bigfoot will produce 72 million more bigfoot offspring ! Something must be done.
President Obama is on board and is offering legislation that will eliminate the bigfoot problem over the course of ten years at a cost of several trillion dollars that may help. Now, this money will only go to certain companies that make large donations, but rest assured that they will do everything possible to come up with a sustainable answer. I understand that most of these companies will never produce anything except large windfalls for the owners of these companies and ever larger donations to re-election campaigns at taxpayer expense, but think of the poor children!!
It;s time for you to do your part about the bigfoot problem. I have oddles of neato sounding reports from scientists that needed grants to stay around and all we need to do is spread the word!! This can be most easily done by getting some people in Hollywood and enlisting a bunch of college kids looking for something to protest. Remember, we don't want anyone who can actually comprehend critical thinking, or history, or geology,or economics or weather patterns.

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