Efficient and fully automated catalytic direct carbon dioxide capture from air system

A method comprising:

• generating airflow over a packing material and out to ambient air;
• continuously coating the packing material with a base medium until the base medium acquires a first concentration of carbon dioxide;
• heating the base medium having the first concentration of carbon dioxide to remove the carbon dioxide, wherein air flowing along an output side of the packing material has less carbon dioxide than air flowing along an input side of the packing material;
• maintaining the base medium in a collection reservoir;
• distributing the base medium from the collection reservoir to continuously coat the packing material;
• collecting excess amounts of the base medium from the packing material in the collection reservoir;
• capturing a portion of the base medium from air flowing out from the packing material;
• and
• returning the portion of the base medium to the collection reservoir.

An apparatus comprising:

• an air mover that generates airflow over a packing material;
• a pump that continuously coats the packing material with a base medium until the base medium acquires a first concentration of carbon dioxide;
• a heated reservoir that heats the base medium having the first concentration of carbon dioxide to remove the carbon dioxide;
• and
• a compression system that compresses the carbon dioxide removed from the base medium.

An apparatus comprising:

• an air mover that generates airflow over a packing material;
• a pump that continuously coats the packing material with a base medium until the base medium acquires a first concentration of carbon dioxide;
• a heated reservoir that heats the base medium having the first concentration of carbon dioxide to remove the carbon dioxide;
• a processor configured to measure the first concentration of carbon dioxide using one or more automated sensing devices that measure conversion efficiency, flow rate, pressure, temperature, and carbon dioxide concentration in both the airflow and exhaust air from the packing material, wherein the processor performs operations of:
• maintaining the base medium in a collection reservoir;
• distributing the base medium from the collection reservoir to continuously coat the packing material;
• and
• collecting excess amounts of the base medium from the packing material in the collection reservoir;
• and
• a condenser that captures a portion of the base medium from exhaust air flowing from the packing material, and returns the portion of the base medium to the collection reservoir.