The most important discovery/invention of modern time

[Loren Pechtel]

But we need to be capturing WAY more than we use.

True, but we can start with going carbon neutral first, growing food in factories can help with that.

Carbon neutral, yeah, right. Beam him up Scotty.

While most efforts towards carbon capture are dismal failures that doesn't mean the concept is impossible. Want actual carbon capture? Grow trees (can be fast-growing trash even) and store the wood someplace dry.

You can turn wood into carbon and store it instead, will take less space and more practical.

Wood is easier to handle and more durable under handling.

 

[bilby]

But we need to be capturing WAY more than we use.

True, but we can start with going carbon neutral first, growing food in factories can help with that.

Carbon neutral, yeah, right. Beam him up Scotty.

While most efforts towards carbon capture are dismal failures that doesn't mean the concept is impossible. Want actual carbon capture? Grow trees (can be fast-growing trash even) and store the wood someplace dry.

You can turn wood into carbon and store it instead, will take less space and more practical.

Wood is easier to handle and more durable under handling.

How much handling do you need to do with a material you plan never to use for anything?

Just tip it down a disused mineshaft.

 

[barbos]

But we need to be capturing WAY more than we use.

True, but we can start with going carbon neutral first, growing food in factories can help with that.

Carbon neutral, yeah, right. Beam him up Scotty.

While most efforts towards carbon capture are dismal failures that doesn't mean the concept is impossible. Want actual carbon capture? Grow trees (can be fast-growing trash even) and store the wood someplace dry.

You can turn wood into carbon and store it instead, will take less space and more practical.

Wood is easier to handle and more durable under handling.

what handling? and wood has a tendency to suddenly burn and decompose.
So, no, wood is not practical as permanent carbon storage.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

But we need to be capturing WAY more than we use.

True, but we can start with going carbon neutral first, growing food in factories can help with that.

Carbon neutral, yeah, right. Beam him up Scotty.

While most efforts towards carbon capture are dismal failures that doesn't mean the concept is impossible. Want actual carbon capture? Grow trees (can be fast-growing trash even) and store the wood someplace dry.

You can turn wood into carbon and store it instead, will take less space and more practical.

Wood is easier to handle and more durable under handling.

what handling? and wood has a tendency to suddenly burn and decompose.
So, no, wood is not practical as permanent carbon storage.

Wood is a lot harder to light than carbon because the carbon won't be a single large object.

 

[steve_bank]

Wood placed in an oven at 700°F. catches fire almost immediately. At oven temperatures of 450°-500°F., the wood gradually chars and usually ignites after ..

Ignition temperature of coal and other dust is not affected by particle size. A big difference is made by the way coal dust comes in contact with a heat source. Thus, layered powder of coal can ignite at a much lower temperature (160°C approx.), whereas a cloud of coal dust will need 450–650°C to ignite.

Autoignition temperature - Wikipedia

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The autoignition temperature or kindling point of a substance is the lowest temperature in which it spontaneously ignites in a normal atmosphere without an external source of ignition, such as a flame or spark.[1] This temperature is required to supply the activation energy needed for combustion. The temperature at which a chemical ignites decreases as the pressure is increased.

• The ignition temperature of a substance is the lowest temperature at which the substance starts combustion.
• Substances which spontaneously ignite in a normal atmosphere at naturally ambient temperatures are termed pyrophoric.

Autoignition temperatures of liquid chemicals are typically measured using a 500-millilitre (18 imp fl oz; 17 US fl oz) flask placed in a temperature-controlled oven in accordance with the procedure described in ASTM E659.[2]

When measured for plastics, autoignition temperature can be also measured under elevated pressure and at 100% oxygen concentration. The resulting value is used as a predictor of viability for high-oxygen service. The main testing standard for this is ASTM G72.[3]

Fire point - Wikipedia

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The fire point of a fuel is the lowest temperature at which the vapour of that fuel will continue to burn for at least five seconds after ignition by an open flame of standard dimension.[1] At the flash point, a lower temperature, a substance will ignite briefly, but vapor might not be produced at a rate to sustain the fire. Most tables of material properties will only list material flash points. In general the fire point can be assumed to be about 10 °C higher than the flash point,[2] although this is no substitute for testing if the fire point is safety critical.[2]

Testing of the fire point is done by open cup apparatus.[2][3]

The flash point is a descriptive characteristic that is used to distinguish between flammable fuels, such as petrol (also known as gasoline), and combustible fuels, such as diesel.

It is also used to characterize the fire hazards of fuels. Fuels which have a flash point less than 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) are called flammable, whereas fuels having a flash point above that temperature are called combustible.[2]

CSC 1415 - COAL-TAR PITCH - ILO​

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Flash point: >200°C o.c.. Auto-ignition temperature: >500°C Octanol/water partition coefficient as log Pow: 6.04. Electrical conductivity: 1.7x10e-9 pS/m ...

 

[Bomb#20]

You can turn wood into carbon and store it instead, will take less space and more practical.

Wood is easier to handle and more durable under handling.

How much handling do you need to do with a material you plan never to use for anything?

Just tip it down a disused mineshaft.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

But we need to be capturing WAY more than we use.

True, but we can start with going carbon neutral first, growing food in factories can help with that.

Carbon neutral, yeah, right. Beam him up Scotty.

While most efforts towards carbon capture are dismal failures that doesn't mean the concept is impossible. Want actual carbon capture? Grow trees (can be fast-growing trash even) and store the wood someplace dry.

Actually, hemp is much faster.

But yes, that, filtered sunlight, and making a large artificial cave/tank, lined with lead or just a lot of mountain, and then also storing cesium waste (any high rad material with less than 1000 years of "fuck you" in it) it to sterilize the carbon pool long term.

Just mark it well, and make every effort to post that it is both there and to not touch it.

How long does hemp last, though?

It varies. On campus, it doesn't last very long, especially on weekends.

Look, it is simple, the easiest way to get Carbon out of the atmosphere is to stop monitoring for it.

 

[Elixir]

While most efforts towards carbon capture are dismal failures that doesn't mean the concept is impossible. Want actual carbon capture? Grow trees (can be fast-growing trash even) and store the wood someplace dry.

You can turn wood into carbon and store it instead, will take less space and more practical.

Wood is easier to handle and more durable under handling.

what handling? and wood has a tendency to suddenly burn and decompose.
So, no, wood is not practical as permanent carbon storage.

Right. Plus, if you bury all that pure carbon deep enough for long enough, it will yield diamonds!

 

[barbos]

Wood is a lot harder to light than carbon because the carbon won't be a single large object.

Yeah, it will be mixed with some sand, clay or something. Good luck setting it on fire.