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MotorDrive OP t1_j94fanu wrote

Reply to comment by cuddly_carcass in MIT team makes a case for direct carbon capture from seawater, not air by MotorDrive

There is already so much carbon in the ocean right now, as a result of human emissions (oceans help absorb co2 from the air) that they are too acidic

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_acidification

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Joe_Doblow t1_j94iy14 wrote

Could we make diamonds from this carbon?

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skolioban t1_j94meey wrote

Probably, but the cost of making it won't cover the price of the diamond. Also, diamond price is artificially inflated from monopolies.

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