How does carbon sequestration using hydrogen sulfide work?

Question

I assume this would take one heck of a lot of hydrogen sulfide. Hydrogen sulfide is quite toxic, so how safe would the process be? What would be the potential environmental side effects of the process? Isn't H2S a significant greenhouse gas all by itself? How would we produce enough hydrogen sulfide to make a dent in global warming this way?

bwlobo · Accepted Answer

Isn't it time we required universal Federal licensing for use of Alka Seltzer, Fizzies, and Pop Rocks? Background verification, two week cooling off period, fingerprinting, mandatory fizz locks. No gas release in excess of one liter. No automatic unloading - no motorized or wind-up Pez dispensors! 

CO2 kills! Suffocation! GREENHOUSE EFFECT! Save our children!

The Koch · Answer

Lets test the process at the next Democrat convention .

Basta Ya · Answer

wow.  tough question.  i know a bit about sequestration but nothing about using H2S.  i do know about its deadly toxicity and rotten smell.  sorry.  you might try to department of energy website 'cause they's got a good deal of carbon sequestration info. there.

Trevor · Answer

Did you pick up on this from one of my earlier answers?  If so I apologise because I stated Hydrogen Suphide and not Sodium Hydroxide.

I won't explain it in details but refer you to some links instead...

Simple summary from the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2784227.stm
Summary from the Earth Policy Institute:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/news/2004/images/synthetic_trees_400.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/news/2004/story10-22-04.html&h=271&w=400&sz=20&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=Ajy2fDYSkdoQiM:&tbnh=84&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsynthetic%2Btrees%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us
Detailed report:
http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=770509
Technical report:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.americanenergyindependence.com/images/GRT-prototype.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.myninjaplease.com/green/%3Fp%3D560&h=526&w=698&sz=93&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=qIztkxheUG0OLM:&tbnh=105&tbnw=139&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsynthetic%2Btrees%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us
Video in which Prof Lackner explains (long):
http://www.earth.columbia.edu/crosscutting/cciseminars/RealNetworks/cci_lackner.ram
From the IPCC:
http://arch.rivm.nl/env/int/ipcc/pages_media/SRCCS-final/SRCCS_Chapter3.pdf

Talking Hat · Answer

controlling the use of that kind of resource is the biggest problem

Trending News

How does carbon sequestration using hydrogen sulfide work?

5 Answers