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> The carbon dioxide this process uses is captured directly from the atmosphere, so burning electrofuels doesn’t add to overall emissions. The US Navy has a p
by credit_guy 6y ago
> The carbon dioxide this process uses is captured directly from the atmosphere, so burning electrofuels doesn’t add to overall emissions.
The US Navy has a patent to scrub the CO2 from sea water [1]. They claim it is much more efficient than to scrub it from the atmosphere [2].
[1] http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=9719178&OS=9719178&RS=9719178 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=H...
[2] https://www.nrl.navy.mil/news/releases/nrl-receives-us-patent-carbon-capture-device-key-step-synthetic-fuel-production-seawater https://www.nrl.navy.mil/news/releases/nrl-receives-us-paten...