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julie78787 t1_jd8c7hh wrote

Reply to comment by dxdifr in An Arizona plant will pull CO2 from the air and trap it in concrete by captainquirk

There’s no ecological value of doing it on Mars.

This has been tested and shown to produce stronger concrete than concrete made the traditional way. With significant CO2 being produced in the manufacture of concrete, this may be a significant environmental win.

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dxdifr t1_jd8i2pv wrote

But it's something you can make on earth that will work on mars

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CCHS_Band_Geek t1_jdaz2w2 wrote

By the time we have the capabilities to ship concrete to mars, I’m sure we’ll know if this works there or not

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dxdifr t1_jdbgf5s wrote

no we can make it from the air. I hear there's an article that explains how a company can make concrete from CO2

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