Plants destroy the atmosphere?

[Emil]

And?

For our ecosystem, CO2 is as important as O2.
Without CO2 plants can not grow, that what is seen at high altitude.
Is a more complex interconnection between plants and animals.
Must determine the optimum ratio between CO2 and O2 and acceptable variations of this report.

 

[Enmos]

For our ecosystem, CO2 is as important as O2.
Without CO2 plants can not grow, that what is seen at high altitude.
Is a more complex interconnection between plants and animals.
Must determine the optimum ratio between CO2 and O2 and acceptable variations of this report.

You do realize that most animals alive today wouldn't be here if there weren't any plants to fix CO[sub]2[/sub] and release O[sub]2[/sub].
Furthermore, the planet itself has a way of eventually releasing this fixed CO[sub]2[/sub] into the atmosphere again. Problems only arise if this happens en masse.

 

[Emil]

You do realize that most animals alive today wouldn't be here if there weren't any plants to fix CO[sub]2[/sub] and release O[sub]2[/sub].

Yes

Plant's are exceedingly important to our ecosystem, without them life would not be sustainable. (Plants are an important part of the food chain)
Obviously photosynthesis has already been stated as a function that plants also play.

I agree.

I try to say very briefly and exactly what I mean.

For our ecosystem, CO2 is as important as O2.

Furthermore, the planet itself has a way of eventually releasing this fixed CO[sub]2[/sub] into the atmosphere again. Problems only arise if this happens en masse.

Some elements are released by microbial action but some remain fixed in the earth.

 

[Enmos]

Yes

That in itself kind of makes your point moot..

 

[Emil]

That in itself kind of makes your point moot..

I do not understand your position.
"For our ecosystem, CO2 is as important as O2."
Do you agree or not?

 

[Dredd]

Depends on what kind of plant ... e.g. a chemical plant of DOW ...

Once one is rightly baptised into the Oilah Akbar religion there is much less worry about such knowledge, because faith gets into the driver's seat then. :shrug:

 

[Enmos]

I do not understand your position.
"For our ecosystem, CO2 is as important as O2."
Do you agree or not?

Without plants you wouldn't even be here to ponder the question. Doesn't that tell you enough?

 

[Emil]

I am convinced that some people like to cause mass hysteria.
Some politicians have to gain from this hysteria.
Also some international companies have something to gain.
Masmedia also likes the negative, sensational news and causes more hysteria as the audience grows.
The public also likes the negative news.Optimistic news anyone interested.

But there are solutions, but nobody likes them.As follows:

"Glucose (a simple sugar) is created in the plant by photosynthesis.
6 CO2 + 6 H2O + light → C6H12O6 + 6 O2
During ethanol fermentation, glucose is decomposed into ethanol and carbon dioxide.
C6H12O6 → 2 C2H5OH+ 2 CO2 + heat
During combustion ethanol reacts with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, water, and heat:
C2H5OH + 3 O2 → 2 CO2 + 3 H2O + heat
After doubling the combustion reaction because two molecules of ethanol are produced for each glucose molecule, and adding all three reactions together, there are equal numbers of each type of molecule on each side of the equation, and the net reaction for the overall production and consumption of ethanol is just:
light → heat
The heat of the combustion of ethanol is used to drive the piston in the engine by expanding heated gases. It can be said that sunlight is used to run the engine."

This fuel, together with the rotary piston engine would be one of possible solutions.
But who cares? :wallbang:


http://www.sciforums.com/showpost.php?p=2547626&postcount=17

 

[Hipparchia]

Plants have already destroyed the atmosphere once.

I thought this was a really neat way of making the point about the transformation of the atmosphere.