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Compact machine turns air into ready-to-use gasoline
Fox news ^ | By Kurt Knutsson

Posted on 06/15/2025 3:13:04 PM PDT by NoLibZone

Compact machine turns air into ready-to-use gasoline Transforming clean fuel production with modular direct air capture technology

Recently, Aircela, a fuel company headquartered in New York, publicly demonstrated a machine in Manhattan that produces gasoline directly from air.

Aircela's technology combines direct air capture with on-site fuel synthesis, providing fossil-free gasoline that is fully compatible with existing engines and infrastructure.

The technology is based on direct air capture research, notably the work of physicist Klaus Lackner (shown on the left below), and is designed for easy installation in residential, commercial and industrial settings.

The process begins by drawing in ambient air and using a water-based solution containing potassium hydroxide to efficiently capture carbon dioxide. As air flows through a specially designed chamber, the liquid sorbent absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which is then regenerated for repeated use. Next, the system uses renewable electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen through electrolysis. The hydrogen is retained for the fuel synthesis process, while the oxygen is safely released into the environment.

The captured carbon dioxide and generated hydrogen are then combined to create methanol, which is subsequently converted into gasoline using established chemical processes. The resulting gasoline contains no sulfur, ethanol or heavy metals, making it fully compatible with existing engines and infrastructure. Each Aircela unit can produce approximately one gallon of gasoline per day from around 22 pounds of captured carbon dioxide with a storage capacity of up to 17 gallons. This innovative machine enables users to generate fossil-free gasoline on site using only air, water and renewable electricity.

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KEYWORDS: 0classonfr; aircela; brainlesspottymouth; bullshit; frpottymouths; gasoline; nlz
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1 posted on 06/15/2025 3:13:04 PM PDT by NoLibZone
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With one of these and a 200-mpg carburetor, my transportation worries are over.


2 posted on 06/15/2025 3:15:13 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: NoLibZone
Next, the system uses renewable electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen...

Thank goodness for magic electricity.

3 posted on 06/15/2025 3:15:21 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of anger, hate and violence.)
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To: NoLibZone

Q: What is the dumbest, most expensive way to make fuel?


4 posted on 06/15/2025 3:16:03 PM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (TANSTAAFL)
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To: NoLibZone

The last time someone came up with something similar, he died in a mysterious accident.


5 posted on 06/15/2025 3:16:04 PM PDT by Publius
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To: NoLibZone

Only Faux News would be dumb enough to believe this.
If it was this easy, it would have been done 100 years ago.


6 posted on 06/15/2025 3:16:15 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: NoLibZone

Fossil free....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. As if it ain’t. Only because they drill through it.


7 posted on 06/15/2025 3:18:36 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: NoLibZone
It's not the first of April.
8 posted on 06/15/2025 3:19:31 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)
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To: Zathras

Well, to be fair, 100 years ago, they didn’t have magic “renewable” electricity.


9 posted on 06/15/2025 3:20:58 PM PDT by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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To: NoLibZone

Uh, no. Next thing they’ll be telling you is that Democrats can read.


10 posted on 06/15/2025 3:22:02 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: NoLibZone
Almost as good as the Blues Brothers Band:


11 posted on 06/15/2025 3:22:16 PM PDT by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back)
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

“””With one of these and a 200-mpg carburetor, my transportation worries are over.””

Just buy everything from the JC Whitney catalog and your mileage will greatly improve.


12 posted on 06/15/2025 3:27:15 PM PDT by shelterguy
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I don’t think these guys are as smart as they think they are.

They go to all that trouble to make pure methanol?

That’s a hoot. If they figured out way to convert C02 to ethanol then the world would be their oyster and we would see solar panels going up all over the rural South.


13 posted on 06/15/2025 3:28:28 PM PDT by rdcbn1 (TV )
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You forgot the perpetual motion machine.

14 posted on 06/15/2025 3:28:45 PM PDT by drop 50 and fire for effect ("Work relentlessly, accomplish much, remain in the background, and be more than you seem.")
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To: NoLibZone
Is the potassium hydroxide consumed or is it a catalyst? I couldn't tell from the article whether the "renewed" item was the potassium hydroxide or the carbon dioxide.

How much electricity is used per gallon of gas?

What octane level is created?

How many gallons will the device produce over a useful lifetime?

Basically, how much does a gallon of gas cost? Do it for a buck a gallon, I'll buy a few. If it costs $100 per gallon, it will merely be an interesting laboratory toy.

15 posted on 06/15/2025 3:30:30 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (I refuse to call the left "progressive" because I do not see slavery to the government as progress.)
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To: shelterguy

Used to love the JC Whitney catalog back when I ran old VWs. I guess there’s a retreaded version still out there on CarParts.com, but it’s probably not the same.


16 posted on 06/15/2025 3:31:17 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: NoLibZone

Your car exhaust can provide the CO2 and the alternator and a rectifier can provide the DC current - perpetual motion!


17 posted on 06/15/2025 3:32:30 PM PDT by posterchild
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To: shelterguy

Just like Racing Stripes increases Indirect Horsepower.


18 posted on 06/15/2025 3:32:48 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: NoLibZone
Aircela's technology combines direct air capture with on-site fuel synthesis, providing fossil-free gasoline that is fully compatible with existing engines and infrastructure.

According to Aircela's president...


19 posted on 06/15/2025 3:34:04 PM PDT by Drew68 (I haven’t seen the Democrats this mad since yesterday. Save some tears for tomorrow.)
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To: HartleyMBaldwin

The Whitney catalog was quite the thing back in the day. EVERYTHING improved mileage.


20 posted on 06/15/2025 3:35:19 PM PDT by shelterguy
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