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Can Plasma Remove CO₂? No — But It Can Turn It Into Vodka (and Concrete)
Next up in the "Can Plasma?" series: can plasma remove CO₂? Short answer: no — but the longer answer is way more interesting. Plasma can take CO₂ and turn it into things people actually want to buy.
In this episode I cover:
Why "removing" CO₂ is the wrong framing — valorizing it is the real opportunity
Making syngas: reacting CO₂ with methane to produce CO + H₂, a building block of the chemical industry
Making alcohols from CO₂ and water — methanol, ethanol, and yes, actual vodka (one company sells plasma-produced vodka at a premium to climate-conscious buyers)
Carbon suboxide (C₃O₂): a…
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