2007-01-29 07:58:53 · 5 answers · asked by nathan2484 2 in Environment
Yes, plants do it everyday! Plant's chlorophyll is the most effective way of producing Oxygen from Carbon Dioxide using photosynthesis, and the most effective is one-celled sea plants. They produce almost 70% of the O2 in the world. All we need to do it get them to grow in the ocean by seeding it with iron, and it will use up massive amounts of CO2.
2007-01-29 08:01:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
You generally don't 'break' it down. You can convert it into compounds of other another nature. Such as adding dissolved CaO with CO2 to create CaCO3. Or using aqueous monoethanolamine to remove carbon dioxide from methane.
Astronauts use a "Regenerative Carbon Dioxide Removal System" to remve of carbon dioxide.
Also, there are 'sinks' of which I will link below.
2007-01-29 08:11:45 · answer #2 · answered by justin_at_shr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I assume your talking about Carbon Dioxide (CO2), and not diatomic Cobalt (Co2) since I don't think it exists.
But photosynthesis transforms carbon dioxide and water into sugar and O2
2007-01-29 08:09:27 · answer #3 · answered by dewmimore2 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, plants do it every day through a process called photosynthesis. They use the carbon to build organic molecules (carbohydrates, proteins, etc.) and oxygen is a byproduct.
2007-01-29 08:03:14 · answer #4 · answered by frugernity 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Photosynthesis, putting it in solution in water and through some chemical reactions.
See below ..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide#Capturing.2FExtracting_CO2
2007-01-29 08:04:45 · answer #5 · answered by Gene 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋