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KeaboUltra t1_jbxjn1y wrote

Reply to comment by Rav99 in Scientists find a way to suck up carbon pollution, turn it into baking soda and store it in the oceans by tottocotunio

Could be wrong but isn't it a problem that the worlds oceans are at risk of becoming acidic and that an alkaline solution could balance it out?

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ultimas t1_jbxokgt wrote

I think you're right. However, if all of this sodium bicarbonate is being released in concentrated areas, it causes problems of over-alkalization in those areas.

Better if it could be done in a distributed way, with many, smaller units doing this CO2 conversion but spread out over the entire ocean.

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DarkerThanFiction t1_jc5o5wt wrote

Have oil tankers and cargo ships disperse it into the ocean? Wouldn't be perfect, but better than dumping a lot of bicarbonate in a smaller location.

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