Apparatus, system and method for direct capture of carbon-containing gas

A system for selectively transferring a carbon-containing gas from an input gas mixture, the system comprising:

• (a) a thermal insulator that permits net passage therethrough of the carbon-containing gas from the input gas mixture at a first temperature;
• (b) a plenum;
• (c) an anode and cathode positioned within the plenum;
• and
• (d) a molten electrolyte media, housed within the plenum between the anode and the cathode, the molten electrolyte media at a second temperature that is greater than the first temperature, the molten electrolyte media having a first affinity for carbon within the carbon-containing gas received from the thermal insulator and the molten electrolyte media acts as a carbon sink, wherein the molten electrolyte media defines a surface with a first surface area and wherein the upper surface is in fluid communication with the source of the input gas mixture;
• wherein the thermal insulator facilitates the net passage therethough of the carbon-containing gas to the surface of the molten electrolyte media,
• wherein the system is configured to selectively heat and electrolytically split the carbon-containing gas for generating a different chemical substance, and
• wherein the thermal insulator is positioned between a source of the input gas mixture and the plenum.