Design to Combat the Effects of Greenhouse Gases and Pollution

This effect has created a global crisis that has caused the planet to rise in temperature and disrupt life on Earth. The largest contributor of the greenhouse gases is Carbon dioxide (CO2). CO2 lingers in the atmosphere and absorbs infrared radiation from the sun. The causes of CO2 being released in the atmosphere is due to transportation, energy, agriculture, and major industries. The rate in which we pollute and emit carbon dioxide into the air increases every year. Many industries release CO2 in their daily operations and contribute to the problem of global warming. In particular, the agricultural industry releases CO2 by burning crops for fertilization of soil. This poster introduces a novel product that utilizes the direct air capturing (DAC) process to create calcium carbonate for agricultural industries. Direct Air Capture (DAC) is the process of capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from atmospheric air (US 2017/0106330 A1, n.d.). DAC is a very appealing method of carbon capturing and is considered to be one of the best methods of achieving negative CO2 emissions worldwide (Wilcox, Psarras, & Liguori, 2017). Opportunities for CO2 utilization include enhanced oil recovery, carbon mineralization, urea production, food and beverage, polymer processing, microalgae production, liquid fuels, and enhanced coal bed methane recovery (Wilcox, Psarras, & Liguori, 2017). The benefit of using DAC technology to clean CO2 is that it can be placed anywhere