Global Warming is happening now and it is primarily a problem of too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. According to the EPA, carbon dioxide accounted for about 82% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, particularly from motor vehicles. Air pollution from cars and trucks are harmful to human health because poor air quality increases respiratory illnesses such as asthma, as well as overburdens the health care system with considerable medical costs.
To improve these conditions, a mechanism will be designed to convert the harmful gases (particularly carbon dioxide) released from cars to cleaner gas, oxygen, which is very essential to human life. This design will have two parts: a compartment where the gases enter and a compartment with the plant, English Ivy, that the gases diffuse into to get converted from carbon dioxide to oxygen via photosynthesis. The design can later be implemented on other vehicles and other machines entirely.
Block Diagram for Attaining 10% Conversion Efficiency (Carbon Dioxide to Oxygen)
Carbon Dioxide to Oxygen Transduction Device
