Molecular Chemistry Aimed Towards New Technologies for Atmospheric CO2 Depletion

描述(申请人提供)：大气中温室气体的含量，二氧化碳自十九世纪工业革命以来一直在上升。这种气体是全球变暖的主要原因。全球变暖对全国和全球的人类健康都是一种威胁。全球气温升高可能会改变当地环境；因此，会改变过敏和病媒传播疾病的季节模式。由于二氧化碳是通过燃烧用于运输和发电的化石燃料释放到大气中的，因此有两种策略可以降低这种污染物的大气含量：开发被广泛采用的碳中性燃料，或者找到从大气中去除二氧化碳的方法。我选择把重点放在后一种方法上，因为它解决了直接调节我们全球大气中二氧化碳含量的紧迫问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Atmospheric content of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide has been rising since the industrial revolution in the nineteenth century. This gas is a major contributor to global warming. Global warming is a threat to human health both nationally and globally. Increasing global temperature may alter the local environment; therefore, changing the seasonal patterns of allergies and vector-borne diseases. Because carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels used for transportation and generation of electricity, there are two strategies for lowering the atmospheric content of this pollutant: To develop carbon-neutral fuels that are widely adopted, or to find methods to remove the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. I have chosen to focus on the latter method because it addresses the immediate problem of directly regulating the carbon dioxide content of our global atmosphere.