The miracle of carbon dioxide and water John Shanahan March 12, 2019 Here is a story of a chemical equation that medical professionals learned in chemistry and biology while studying to become doctors and nurses. It is one of many miracles of the universe. Engineers should learn this equation to appreciate global discussions about energy. Should we use fossil fuels or not? 6CO2 + 6H2O in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll yields 6C12H6O + 6O2 Saying that in a way engineers and everyone can understand: carbon dioxide plus water in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll yields life essential blood sugar, food for everyone and oxygen to breath Without carbon dioxide this is what happens: water
in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll yields
water
(no life essential blood sugar, no food and no oxygen) That formula explains where the essentials for life come from: carbon dioxide and water in air makes blood sugar to bring energy to all cells in animals and humans, produces food for animals and people and oxygen to breath. By far, the most efficient and free carbon sequestration process is already happening everywhere that plants grow. Trying to design machines to sequester carbon dioxide is a quixotic undertaking that will never get the vast job done and will bankrupt whole countries. People very concerned about man-made climate change want to remove carbon dioxide from the air so this equation of life stops happening. By taking carbon dioxide out of the air, we will produce less glucose (6C12H6O) life essential blood sugar, food for everyone and oxygen to breath. Man-made global warming alarmists claim carbon dioxide is bad. What do you think?
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