But then you have to sequester the algae or the carbon is back in the above ground environment when it decays or is burned. Cheaper to leave the carbon underground in the first place.
Kirk -----Original Message----- From: Party of Citizens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 1:15 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [biofuel] U.S. Seeking Cleaner Model of Coal Plant What about a suggestion someone made earlier to use the CO2 for aquaculture (eg algae production; perhaps other plants as well)? Don't plants give off O2 to restore the O2/CO2 balance? POC On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Martin wrote: > Yes, but it ends up giving the process of burning hydrocarbons a > negative efficiency if you have to use energy to turn the CO2 into solid > carbon. > > --- > Martin Klingensmith > nnytech.net > infoarchive.net > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Party of Citizens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 6:06 PM > > To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: RE: [biofuel] U.S. Seeking Cleaner Model of Coal Plant > > > > Are there ways of turning carbon into a SOLID which could be used for > > roads, building materials etc. and not get into the atmosphere? > > POC > > > > On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, James Slayden wrote: > > > > > use the CO2 to feed algae farms. interesting I haven't seen any > tech > > > pulling the carbon from the oxy and burning the O2 for CHP. > > > > > > James Slayden > > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.458 / Virus Database: 257 - Release Date: 2/24/2003 Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/