Congratulations - people like you hold the keys to our future on this planet. Bravo.

Really cool stuff - this deserves more views. With carbon capture tech I suspect things will pan out in a similar way to the energy sector in that it will initially start with centralised, large scale operations under government subsidies, then slowly transition to modular, low-cost, small-scale consumer products. In my existential crisis after my university graduation, it's been on my mind to start a business doing something like this so it's really cool to see others thinking about this approach!

@eugeniuspirantel1086

Жыл бұрын

Do you know how alkalies such ask KOH are produced?

Brilliant work. I was actually looking into this as a firefighter for the climate stuff as well as hoping to find a way to get concentrated CO2 to put out fires. You see many cheap fire extinguishers you have in your house are ABC dry chem. This chem happens to be extremely corrosive to metals meaning anything you put out will be destroyed worse than the fire itself much of the time. We have alternative extinguishing agents like water, deionized water (which is a strange feeling to use on electrical fires), halotrons, foams, dry powders, but most interesting to me, is CO2. CO2 being inert will not destroy components in a computer for example or degrade metals. Ofc at high concentrations you could displace oxygen, which would be bad, but you're aiming the CO2 to concentrate in the fire area. However, these extinguishers are very expensive and hard to find unless you're a fire department with a nice township budget. All this to say, we could find an answer to storage in extensive use of CO2 fire extinguishers. It could be marketed to get some revenue and make non-corrosvie extinguishers more available while holding the CO2 unless it is needed in an emergecy. It is worth noting the dry chem still has its place for class A fires. CO2 has a hard time with burning trash, wood, etc.

@murkypuddle33

Жыл бұрын

interesting. i have an idea, if co2 puts out fires, why not just blow on the flames? 🤣

I’m very interested in a update! Keep Pushing on carbon capture! There are some micro sprinkler misters at home depo in the plumbing area. I would like too see carbon captured and pressed in too a block or a solar fan. Thanks👍

Amazing!!

Awesome bro! I'm looking for idea! This project of yours is amazing!

I'm your 666 subscriber love the effort and design hope to learn and see more on this channel

Thx for the video! really helpful .

Awesome info, man! Thank you so much!

Awesome project! I had and AI write up step by step directions from the transcript: Obtain materials - PVC pipes, end caps, elbow joints, glue, drill, fan, tubing, misting nozzles, pump, potassium hydroxide (KOH), water, and a power source. Cut and assemble the PVC pipe into a column shape with space for the fan at the bottom and misting nozzles at the top. Glue all joints. Drill holes near the top to install misting nozzles. Attach tubing from the pump to the nozzles. Install the fan at the bottom of the column, connected to a power source. Make a platform or stand to elevate the column. Obtain or build an enclosure for testing, like a cardboard box with holes for tubing. Make KOH solution by mixing food-grade KOH pellets with water. Start with 10-20% solution. Connect pump to power and place KOH solution reservoir above the pump inlet. Turn on fan and pump to mist KOH solution down through the column while drawing air up. Use CO2 meter to test ppm levels inside enclosure before and during operation. Monitor and adjust misting rate, KOH concentration as needed to optimize CO2 removal. Drain spent KOH solution and replace with fresh batches as needed.

@user-nn6cq4pg2o

3 ай бұрын

How can I contact with you?

Amazing Brandon!!! It’s really inspiring…..I hope people like you become the real influence in this world not celebrities! Keep winning my friend I hope you create something which will save our environment! Wishing you all the best and tons and tons of great health. Love from India ❤️🇮🇳

Nice work.

Awesome

Great working prototype! Obviously these would work in places where it's difficult to grow trees and maintain them.

We need more young thinkers and doers like yourself IV nothing but admiration keep up the good fight and keep thinking outside the box buddy

Very good man! We need more people like you!!

Very cool. Nice work!

@brandonhofman

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great job.

this is great work. from my limited understanding it is now possible to convert what you have to coal through another chemical process that is at room temp

Great work!

Very impressive

Great to see young people making a difference. Great work

Like to see another version, would using some form of fabric that allows gas to pass while wet increase surface areas. Be good to see just how much CO2 can be removed from an area of know volume.

@brandonhofman

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea

Nice work in your video, I have a few chemistry ideas you might like. After you capture the CO2, then comes the question of what to do with it. If you collect and purify it, it can be used to make dry ice, to carbonate drinks, and make CO2 fire extinguishers. CO2 can also be converted into more useful substances by reacting it with reducing agents. For example, aluminum hydride (AlH3) reduces CO2 back into methane (CH4). When magnesium burns in CO2, it reduces it back into elemental carbon, which can be used to convert metal oxides back into metals. CO2 can also be reduced to formic acid (HCO2H), which can be converted to carbon monoxide (CO). A useful source of fuel, and is also the precursor to the synthesis of other organic compounds. Theoretically, it should be possible to convert CO2 back into much of the octane (C8H18) that burns to produce it in the first place. But regardless, it might be a while before that happens. The best thing we can do now is take things in small steps like with what you are doing.

nice 👍 ,going to try to make one too

Dude this is great

Excellent project. Let me encourage you to try making devices to purify air for the home. Things like Nox are not removed by HEPA filters and perhaps you could develop cheap at home methods fro making cleaner air.

Love your work. I'm interested in what do you do with the captured carbon. Do you for instance make it stable and inert by mixing it with calcium to make calcium carbonate.

first off, great idea. proof of concept is a start. but don't stop there. keep going. don't count on big companies for what you can do yourself. as for your version 2.0 attempt, if you decide to keep experimenting with this, try having the air pass through a tank of water with the co2 binder agent in it. maybe even have the pass through a few fish tank bubblers to maximize air disbursal and contact with the binding agent. maybe even add a co2 monitor in the intake stage and another in the output stage to prove its working, for one, and to see how much carbon it actually captures.

Good project. Can you share the diagramatic representation of the complete project. Thanks

Peace!!!! Hahah awesome

You got to get this to market. Look to see if you can find a manufacturer to make different sizes. Those of us in blue states are being hounded by governors that want to ban all our appliances & fuels we use. So any invention that is designed to mitigate stuff in the enviro. I am sending a link up to my state senator.

I really am looking forward to do what you have done in a bit larger scale, can you pls explain a bit more on the drainage system and overall : )

Your idea is perfect man however the one problem that scientists are facing is if you want to make this project on a large scale it requires a huge amount of energy which came either from coal or burning fossil fuel thus in this way we will release a huge amount of co2 then we did nothing . NICE to met u steve

@jamesoncourville9849

2 жыл бұрын

Unless we use renewable energy sources like wind and solar! Or a combination of wind/solar and nonrenewable fossil fuels in the initial stages, then as the capture technology becomes more efficient and renewable plants as well, we could switch over completely. Carbon capture like this would also make it possible to take the carbon from the atmosphere and combine it with hydrogen, to make renewable hydrocarbon fuel like gasoline and jet fuel! It's all very exciting

That's such a cool project! One question: What model CO2 detector are you using?

How about a block diagram of the pieces-parts and then a description of the flow?

Good job

I expected to see Amhed’s clock but looks promising. It would be interesting to try bringing up co2 levels in a sealed grow tent.

This seems like good idea Can you please share how to make it or more details about this.....

Just one problem, Reaction of Co2 to Koh results in K2CO3, once your KOH is spent that's it. You would then have remove the K2CO3 from solution and heat it to high temperature decomposing it back to KOH (while also capturing and compressing the CO2 released for storage). The entire process takes a VARY large amount of energy (Generating more carbon emissions then its removing in the process)

@blank4700

4 ай бұрын

Can't you feed the wastewater to aquatic plants?

Very good video, I was interested in how you tested the capture device in a control environment. I didn't quiet understand that part

Have u ever heard about those things they call "trees"? Bad joke 😂 Great project, we need more people like you. You can recycle the KOH mixing it with CaOH filter it and you're done. U can also use directly CaOH wich I think is cheaper and has less carbon footprint than KOH Speaking of those things they call "trees", there are some plants that "lock" carbon for centuries in silica cells called "phytoliths" (bamboo, coconuts, mangroves, etc). Keep building, inspiring and sharing, cheers!

@9DeadDingo

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it takes on 300 trillion trees to actually achieve that Something that this word with rising population growth doesn’t have room for Especially when tree require land and land is expensive In 1 year a tree can capture the exact amount of carbon ur motorcycle creates in 1 night With all of this its safe to assume that trees are horribly inefficient at capturing carbon Kelp does a better job Man made problems need man made solutions and carbon capture is the most efficient A carbon capture machine can do that with 3houra

@blakewenning

Жыл бұрын

dont

@johnfrian

9 ай бұрын

Trees eventually die. When they do, they release the carbon they stored up through rotting and wasting away (or getting burnt). Trees are great for slow and temporary carbon capture, if you dedicate enormous areas to let them grow. Not so much for solving climate crisis.

You should make multiple and sell them! I would buy.

Carbon Engineering won one of Elon Musks prizes. I think it's great you're using your head in hopes of coming up with some portable device so we don't have to give up gas cars.

Cool and necessary

"It's a lot less than nothing" lmao

Hey, this is a very great work. I'm also working on a similar project but with the infusion of additive manufacturing. I'd need to ask you some questions. Do you mind if we can have a conversation on it soon?

Great project! It is people like you that will solve the worlds problems.

What if you used a fogger system instead of a sprayer less water used and you could set it to a higher humidity and try using a micro pore membrane to pass the clean air system then reverse osmosis to re use... great idea and work

hey man we are working on a similar project we would highly appreciate your help. it would be really nice if you can provide the plans of how this works and the important info you mentioned in the video.

Can you make a diagram? I am actually building a sort of modular biosphere that is isolated from the outside world. It is a closed system with plants and animals living together without any contact outside (like a mini-earth) and i would love to test what if i increase the amount of carbon dioxide, can the machine scrub it out? It's a perfect fit actually 🙌

@bobhorton5440

Жыл бұрын

Yes, and a parts list please!

Look at aeroponic systems for spray nozzles and pumps .

What if you installed a PM2.5 and charcoal Filter in the Top vent column? You could also install an internal UV light. This would help kill bacteria, filter smoke, smog, and dust, while at the same time, scrubbing the Co2.

Hej Steve, great project and thanks for sharing! I wonder: 1. How could the carbon be stored for millions of years? 2. How much carbon goes into producing these chemicals? Is it possible to really get it to carbon positive? Looking forward to more projects.

@nakedgoatlastnamesarelame8868

2 жыл бұрын

Can you use it to grow plants for human consumption?

@oxygen4030

2 жыл бұрын

@@nakedgoatlastnamesarelame8868 well yes, but only to a certain extent. It would be useful for indoor greenhouses I'd imagine.

@oxygen4030

2 жыл бұрын

Well, there are already a few ways that major industries have been storing the captured carbon for decades now. One of the main methods is pumping it back into the earth where it came from, such as empty oil reserves. Carbon in = Carbon out, making that carbon "carbon neutral". The current process of making KOH includes using potassium chloride and Water as reactants. The products are KOH (potassium hydroxide), and Cl and H2 (chlorine, hydrogen gas) as byproducts. No CO2 formed from the creation of the acid, so the acid doesn't need to be accounted for in terms of carbon produced (although if you used a different carbon capture solution, it may have CO2 as a byproduct). As for is it possible to go carbon positive, surprisingly yes, in a sense. I'm not sure how to explain it too well but 5:00 kzread.info/dash/bejne/layKqNGpfNOvgbw.html in this vid here (I believe this is the video he referred to). Carbon solution in, catches CO2, transformed into calcium carbonate pellets, gets heated up, CO2 and solution are separated. That stores the CO2 and gets the solution back to its original form, making it reusable. There are different methods of carbon capture and some of them have already proven that they're recyclable, which would imply that eventually, the plants themselves would become carbon positive.

@arundabasrealestateinvestm1653

2 жыл бұрын

You can use co2 for cultivation of algae

@bobhorton5440

Жыл бұрын

​@@oxygen4030 That's exactly what I'm wanting it for ... a very large indoor greenhouse. I just can't find a place to message Steve! 😞

I am interested in deploying these all across the country. I am curious to see how you build this. this video was a great birthday gift (it was uploaded on my bday)

@brandonhofman

2 жыл бұрын

Lol glad you enjoyed

@rohanphadnis6812

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandonhofman could you tell me how you built it?Like the steps you took, and exact specifications?

@Camelle21Quillobe

10 ай бұрын

​@@rohanphadnis6812yeah yeah

Hey! This is awesome. I would like to contact you for my university project. How can I reach you? Thanks

Hi ...really liked ur video ... Can u plz give ur synopsis of this project as I really need ...

Such brilliant project, I like the idea and I am willing to trying it too here in Morocco. But there is something missing, how can I use that carbon gathered?

Apparently all you need to do now is scale this up. Personally, I've been dreaming up this idea of growing algae to consume CO2 and marketing a small package of dry algae and everything necessary to grow the algae, except the sunlight of course, to the average individual. Then we could have people everywhere utilizing their own carbon capture projects. That would surely combat global warming the fastest. I think you ought to try and market your CO2 Capture Device similarly!

@brandonhofman

Жыл бұрын

I have definitely seen some projects around algae and it def looks like a good solution

@joefriedman2144

Жыл бұрын

There's a project in Hawaii I believe doing that, I think they're pumping exhaust from the power plant into algae water

Hi! First of all, congratulations for making this DIY CO2 capture. Would you make a step by step tutorial with all the references of the materials you're using? I'm not an engineer but i can follow a plan ^^ Would it be possible to improve your device ? Like with materials that could increase the amount of CO2 captured ? If you do the math between the amount of CO2 needed to build up your device (materials, transport, on so on) and the amount of CO2 collected, what would be the result like ? Anyway, very interessed by all that CO2 capturing, wondering if I could build one up ^^

@mohitbansal318

9 ай бұрын

I guess we will need to take into account about how carbon will the device collect over its lifetime rather a specific time of 1 year.

What would the up front cost be to build something like this as a homeowner? Find a way to integrate it with HVAC system.

Cool idea. Is there another video where you show the process in details and not just your face? Lol.

I really need like how u made it as I am a student and want to do some research on this 🤔Please provide the synopsis I written form

What procedures did you use? I hope you'll reply it's for my school project

Could something similar be used for capturing carbon monoxide? Would be great to have in a large residential or commercial garage.

We just need a home appliance where we can take the CO² and pressurise it and use it to carbonate drinks like the SodaStream

I am interested with your project. I am doing a research as preservice teacher about how to manage air polution by carbon capture due to sdgs approach. Can I discuss more about this prototype?

It's a wonderful video, plz could send me the diagram if it 's possible? And thanks you for that video.

Any chance you’d like to get into contact. I have interest in doing an interview or a zoom call so I can ask you a little more about your project. This is genuinely amazing! Hope you’re doing great!

Why couldn’t you fit a version of this for automobiles to run passively as the vehicle moves then when standing still the fan would operate

what kind of fan is that? And what type of pump did you get?

Would you please send me the plans of the work you done with that please

Next video should explore how to separate the carbon from the solution to then store it? Excited to see how this develops!

@angelusmendez5084

2 жыл бұрын

Mix it with calcium hydroxide, filter it and reuse ❤️

@bobhorton5440

Жыл бұрын

@@angelusmendez5084 My chemistry knowledge is *very* out of date! What would you end up with that you're filtering out? My interest would be in generating a CO2 source for a greenhouse to enhance plant growth.

@angelusmendez5084

Жыл бұрын

@@bobhorton5440 it's basically a displacement reaction what stays in the filter would be calcium carbonate CaCO3. Our mate in the vid could've used lime water with the same results.

@angelusmendez5084

Жыл бұрын

@@bobhorton5440 if you want to get co2 out of calcium carbonate you just have to cook it until it becomes calcium oxide again. It has to reach a specific temperature, I can't remember how much right now. But for your use you could get co2 in a less expensive way by getting inside the greenhouse some biological process (fermenting, composting, etc.) or burning wood or hydrocarbons to generate energy or something like that.

I'm look into this a bit because of an issue/idea. It's a pity the end result is not gas CO2. It seems just heating the result do it, right?

Hi. I see you are using this to precipitate carbon. Do you have a suggestion for a yield of CO2? We are not satisfied with our current supply of CO2 for making soda. The supplier always short shrifts us. We are in a small market, so buying huge machinery is out of the question. We need about 30lbs of CO2 per week. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Guy has a bright future

Hi! I’m kinda doing the same thing you are!! Can you explain how you got the pump to move the solution upwards and into the mist? I’m kinda stuck there…

@brandonhofman

5 ай бұрын

Make sure the output tube is connected to your mist nozzle and input is in the solution. If that’s not working your pump might not be strong enough for the elevation so mess around with that. Best of Luck

Why don’t we have every home and building have a DAC unit? And we get a tax deduction for it?

4:55 what do you do with that water? Can I put it in my plants?

easy carbo capture any body can make: grow a tree example grow a peach tree from the seed grow aloe vera build a min greenhouse from reclaimed and recycled materials build a mini windmill to generate electricity use reclaimed and recycled materials go to your city dump and ask them if they have an electronics recycling box, ask them if you can have a drill or something else with a dc motor in it you can use this to build a wind generator build a battery bank to charge with the windmill, then you can power your devices with renewable energy. these are things to do that don't require buying stuff and growing plants can suck carbon out of the air as long as there's no electricity involved

Hey, what about to make air to be pumped in solution like hookah system has?

just a heads up, the video is really shaky and wasn't really able to watch it, just propping your phone up in the future would make this much more watchable, just some friendly feedback, cool stuff!

Where, can you put the collected carbon?

Find a way to attach the machine to the car tailpipe and use the car battery to power it.

Watch Apollo 13. This is the concoction they designed for the astronauts to scrub the carbon out of the LEM.

I wonder if people quit trying to isolate co2 in their capture systems if it could save money. Co2 is more concentrated in cold temperature and is heavier than air. If we focused on higher concentration co2 areas and let a little methane, hydrogen , etc to be captured and put in the ground with the co2 it could be a game changer.

Hey! I am trying to make a similar prototype but inclusive of passive heating techniques and using transparent PVC pipes to see the whole process for my graduate architecture theses. It would be really helpful to understand this process and design better. I plan to 3D print the pipes and incorporate that with other techniques too. Would be able to help with the above? I can share the process images and the final design too once done.

@marinoscharalambous4077

Жыл бұрын

can you sharre the process that you mention above?

What are the material that are used in your project

This is cool, buuttttt where are you getting the electricity to power the pump & the fan??? It's likely not changing your carbon foot print. Still very cool!

may i know what pump you used?

i wanna try that see if mine would work

How much energy will the process need to capture carbon. Every video I see is just a pipe dream.

How much Carbon did it create by using the electric ?

Must consider the carbon release from power production.

@brandonhofman

2 жыл бұрын

Yes has battery’s that can be charged by solar however making it even greener. This is just prototype to be expanded upon

@bobhorton5440

Жыл бұрын

Using renewables for running the fan & pump is very much within the realm of possibility.

Hey Could you please provide a list of materials you used

I love your invention, but could you put list of materials and what is the purpose of everything

@brandonhofman

2 жыл бұрын

Will make video soon

WHat was the wattage and flow rate on the pump that you used? Trying to test a similar device but cannot find a pump that seems to work.

@brandonhofman

2 жыл бұрын

Not 100% sure I’ll see if I can find out

You should make it so that your expelled solution is recycled at least three time, quite often chemical reaction such as chemical filtration and or purifications are perform iteratively as the yield is often factional, also why the choice of KOH vs Calcium Oxide (CaO).

@brandonhofman

2 жыл бұрын

I chose the KOH as it was listed as the solution used in the Carbon Engineering large scale plants. Is CaO a preferred chemical in this situation?

Maybe JSO need to spend time doing this then blocking roads sbd disrupting events.

Hi, would u mind sending me a diagram of the model, so like I can see how it looks and what parts are used