Difference between revisions of "Carbon dioxide"
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| − | The metabolism of [[human|human beings]], [[:category:animals|animals]] and various [[microbes]] depends on the oxidation of [[carbohydrate]]s, resulting in carbon dioxide exhalation. | + | The metabolism of [[human|human beings]], [[:category:animals|animals]] and various [[microbes]] depends on the oxidation of [[carbohydrate]]s, resulting in carbon dioxide and water exhalation. |
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==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
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| + | *[[Food preservation|Food Preservation]] | ||
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| + | Carbon dioxide can be used to produce: | ||
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| + | *[[Oxygen]] in [[greenhouse]]s by plants | ||
| + | *[[Synthetic materials]] | ||
| + | *Propellant , methane (Ch4) and Oxygen, through [[In-situ resource utilization|ISRU]] | ||
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[[Category: Biospherics]] | [[Category: Biospherics]] | ||
Revision as of 15:39, 7 April 2019
Carbon dioxide (chemical formula: CO2) is a chemical substance that occupies about 96 % of Mars's atmosphere.
Biological significance
The metabolism of human beings, animals and various microbes depends on the oxidation of carbohydrates, resulting in carbon dioxide and water exhalation.
Plants use the carbon from CO2, and release the oxygen back to the atmosphere.
Uses
Carbon dioxide can be used to produce:
- Oxygen in greenhouses by plants
- Synthetic materials
- Propellant , methane (Ch4) and Oxygen, through ISRU
- Carbon
