Method of sequestering carbon dioxide from organic material using microwave radiation

摘要

Disclosed is a method for sequestering carbon dioxide comprising: cutting organic material (which is preferentially selected on the basis that it is well-suited to fix carbon) into chips (preferably in a chipper apparatus fuelled by bio-fuel) having dimensions in the range of 0.5 cm to 5 cm; carbonising the chips of organic material by applying microwave energy (preferably wherein the chips of organic material are held in oxygen-restricting containment when the microwave energy is applied using a solar-powered microwave apparatus); and storing the resulting charcoal in a carbon sink (such as a coal mine shaft, an open cast working mine, an exhausted oil reservoir or the carbon sink is in the form of terra preta soils). Also disclosed is a method for sequestering carbon dioxide comprising: machine-chipping plant material into chips having dimensions in the range of 0.5 cm to 5 cm, wherein the machinery used to chip the plant material is run on biofuel; and carbonising the chipped plant material in a solar-powered microwave oven; and storing the resulting charcoal in a carbon sink.