A solution to global warming

Spanish researcher Jiménez Aguilar has proposed that a substance that's cheap and readily available — urine — might be able to soak up excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. He says, "For every molecule of urea in urine, one mole of ammonium bicarbonate is produced along with one mole of ammonia, which could be used to absorb one mole of atmospheric CO2." His idea is to place urine-based filters in chimneys, forcing exhaust gases to pass through the urine, and so remove the CO2. He imagines urine filters for cars as well as domestic and industrial chimneys. [alphagalileo.org]

     Posted By: Alex - Wed Aug 22, 2012
     Category: Science | Body Fluids





Comments
To break into the Queen's English: What a pisser of an idea!
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 08/22/12 at 11:57 AM
It won't fly. Who wants the job of replacing the filters?
Posted by KDP on 08/22/12 at 01:58 PM
I've heard that there was some piss-poor science behind this 'global warming' thing; now I believe it.
Posted by tadchem on 08/22/12 at 02:24 PM
This is already old hat, class 8 trucks, are required to have urea filters to eliminate some of the soot from burning diesel fuel. Just run a search on "Urea Filters".
Posted by AlreadyHere on 08/22/12 at 03:23 PM
"This is already old hat, class 8 trucks, are required to have urea filters.."

So ure saying that 'truck bombs' [http://www.roadsideamerica.com/rant/pee.html] are merely roadside refilling accidents?
Posted by BarelyThere on 08/22/12 at 05:51 PM
I live near a major trucking depot.. always bottles of yellowish fluid in plastic bottles
Posted by MNIcelady on 08/22/12 at 06:24 PM
Can't wait to see how they implement this idea!
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 08/22/12 at 08:01 PM
True enough, AlreadyHere. However, soot, the result of unbroken hydrocarbon chains in the fuel, is not carbon dioxide. The analogy doesn't hold.
Posted by KDP on 08/23/12 at 09:58 AM
Commenting is not available in this channel entry.