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No mention of super critical CO2, which seems to me to be a possible future of cleaning just about anything, including clothes and dishes. Not to mention that
by nanomonkey 4y ago
No mention of super critical CO2, which seems to me to be a possible future of cleaning just about anything, including clothes and dishes. Not to mention that the oils that are removed from items could be repurposed as fuel elsewhere in the household.
- morelisp 4y ago> the oils that are removed from items could be repurposed as fuel This is maybe the dumbest, mundanest Poe's Law situation I've ever seen.
- nanomonkey 4y agoPlease explain. I feel like your just having a knee jerk reaction to a mention of the words CO2 and oil as fuel. Super critical CO2 dissolved polar molecules such as oil and wax, and deposit them somewhere else when the CO2 goes through the phase change back to gas. This is useful in cleaning in the same way that soap/detergent is used to allow water to break up and remove oils on clothes, tools or dishes. In this case the CO2 can be recycled and used again through heat/pressure bringing it back to a supercritical phase. The oils could be used for other purposes, I just chose fuel as most individuals won't be interested in eating recycled oils from their dirty dishes, and the usage of waste oils for biodiesel, etc. is a better alternative than petrochemicals.
- marcocleos 4y agoThanks for mentioning super critical CO2, I never heard it, I’ll read more about it and maybe update the post in the coming days.