The “world’s largest” vacuum cleaner for the atmosphere is a new Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant, created by a company known as Climeworks. It operates by using high-tech filters and fans to extract carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air. Here’s how the process works:
1. First, fans draw atmospheric air into the plant and through a filter system.
2. The filters inside the system are made of a materials that can chemically bind with CO2 molecules,