To understand the technology I'm about to explain, I'll model it to something familiar. As you know, the process of photosynthesis is where trees and plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create energy for themselves, and release oxygen as a byproduct. Direct- air capture is exactly like this. Its pulls in air and then through a range of similiar chemical reactions, it extracts the carbon dioxide from it while returning the rest of the air to the surrounding environment. Except, the Direct-air capture does this at a much faster rate than nature does. The direct-air capture uses a ginormous fan that pulls air in which then passes over plastic surfaces that have potassium hydroxide solutions covered over them. The potassium hydroxide solution chemically binds with the carbon dioxide molecules, removing them from the air and trapping them in the liquid solution as a carbonate salt. The carbon dioxide is then contained where it is compressed and purified and then stored for later use.
