Aquatic sink for carbon dioxide emissions with biomass fuel production

摘要

Carbon dioxide emissions from a hydrocarbon combustor are discharged into a large aquatic body, which acts as a CO₂ sink. The aquatic capture of the CO₂ prevents that CO₂ from entering the atmosphere. In addition, the captured CO₂ participates in a photosynthesis process for growing a plant bloom which can be harvested, and converted into a fuel for reuse in the combustion unit. The combustion in fossil fueled power plants yields two products: the thermal energy for power, and waste CO₂, which can be a raw material for growing an aquatic biomass. When the exhaust gases are discharged to the atmosphere, this raw material is lost, but by capturing this raw material in a highly efficient manner it can be converted to a usable form. An additional benefit of this efficient capture is that the adverse environmental effects of CO₂ emissions into the atmosphere are avoided.