An atmospheric carbon dioxide reducing system

摘要

An atmospheric carbon dioxide reducing system that may comprise thousands of small, light sycamore shaped wing objects 6 seeded with a soft iron plate which have a spongy absorbent surface. A balloon 17 attached to a ship 6 raises magnetic arms 4 carrying the wing objects up to a desired height where the magnets are released and the objects float slowly down to the sea - phytoplankton absorbed on the surface of the objects photosynthesise and absorb carbon dioxide. When the objects land in the water they are left to absorb phytoplankton before the magnetic arms can be deployed to attract and pick them up to be released into the air again. The balloon is retracted to the ship by using a paddle mechanism 20 powered by the seawater past the ship to reel in the cables attaching the balloon.