Recent content by charles65

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    Chemistry of Bitumin Road Degeneration

    All our bitumin roads decay over time by ultraviolet light and slightly acid water. What is the chemistry of this? There is a lot of stuff on the internet about change in physical degeneration but not chemical degeneration? What is a suitable reference?
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    Store wood in old salt mines to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere

    Yes, the key is economics. You can cover costs using heat for any number of industrial purposes from producing charcoal. This by itself could keep some fossil fuels in the ground. The benefits of charcoal (and also its stability) gives it a potential role in sequestration. Economically, all we...
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    Store wood in old salt mines to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere

    Before we get any more low grade responses - maybe some may like to delve into this issue a bit deeper. This is a good start; https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&ei=DYHMXdvyG8uy9QPviKbICg&q=bury+wood+carbon&oq=bury+wood+carbon
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    Store wood in old salt mines to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere

    I never mentioned paving nor woodlands. This was a fabrication. Burying non-recycleable plastic, has the same effect, and so can be added in. If you go to a local library, they probably will obtain the article for you. Your other comments amount to little more than naive heckling. Given the...
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    Store wood in old salt mines to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere

    Where did that come from ? What is the confusion ? Did you read the source material?
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    Store wood in old salt mines to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere

    Once you accuse others of denial, you remove yourself from consideration. You need to cite refereed sources before continuing any further.
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    Store wood in old salt mines to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere

    Your comment was far too vague. It seems you have not read, or digested, previous comments in this thread. Removing carbon via trees (or any form of flora) is removing CO2.
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    Store wood in old salt mines to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere

    Yes - you have to bury more charcoal to offset the same carbon released by fossil fuels and yes, it would be better to use charcoal directly to avoid extracting fossil fuel. You do not ruin the planet using wood, charcoal, wind, solar, or hydrogen. This is not the point being considered. The...
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    Store wood in old salt mines to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere

    You may need to explain this. Burying charcoal is a 100% offset of burning a fossil fuel. You just need to bury the right quantity and take action to reduce fossil fuel consumption so that a balance is obtainable in conjunction with other provisions.
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    Store wood in old salt mines to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere

    Burying trees in old mine shafts - provided they do not rot, is a form of sequestration. Burying charcoal may be better. There is literature on this at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0961953407000323?via%3Dihub...
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    Undergrad Does plain glass reflect infrared radiation?

    Glasshouses warm because supposedly heat (infrared) is trapped inside. However I am looking for a description of the process. Is it by glass reflecting infrared back into the glasshouse, or is it by glass absorbing infrared, heating up itself and then warming the glass house interior by...
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    Global Ice melt and heat balance

    Yes, a check shows you are right.
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    Global Ice melt and heat balance

    Can anyone point to a refereed paper exploring the heat absorbed by melting around 500 GT of ie per year (Antarctic - 127 GT pa; Greenland 286 GT pa; sea ice, glaciers estim. 100 GT pa)? As latent heat of fusion is 333.55 KJoules per Kg, I reckon the heat absorbed per year is around 1.67 X 1023...