Against CO2 emissions from cars, Toyota has invested in hybrid gasoline-electric technology, Ford, Saab and Volvo have bet on biofuels, while BMW and Honda are developing the hydrogen fuel cell. What if the solution to the problem was in a simple box?
Three Wales researchers designed a miracle case capable of capture greenhouse gases responsible for global warming, such as carbon dioxide or nitrous oxide. This "Greenbox" is installed in theory instead of the exhaust of cars, but also coaches, buses and trucks. The device can also be used in heavy industry and in power plants.
Once captured, the carbon dioxide "can be transported and released in a controlled environment," Ian Houston, engineer of the trio, told Reuters. The content is then used to feed genetically modified algae. These can then be ground to produce biofuels that can be used by flexi-fuel cars.
They estimate that 400 hectares of algae cultivation would be sufficient to treat all the emissions produced by all cars in Great Britain.
Over the past two years, the three researchers have tested the Greenbox 130 times, with a capture rate between 85 and 95%. Their next step: reduce the size of the case to make it compatible with all models of passenger cars. Toyota and General Motors, the top two car producers in the world, may be interested in this invention.
http://www.checkbiotech.org/green_News_ ... foId=15167
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007 ... tion=world
Seems a bit "fat" to me and you? Especially the capture of CO2 ... Finally, if it is real and cheap, we have solved part of the greenhouse effect problem ...
