Plant and process for obtaining a predetermined carbon dioxide/oxygen ratio in the atmosphere

A plant for maintaining and balancing a predetermined carbon dioxide/oxygen ratio in atmospheric air comprising:

• at least one electrolysis unit configured for oxygen production, the electrolysis unit connected to at least one water supply line for receiving a quantity of water, the electrolysis unit adapted to separate the received quantity of water by electrolysis into a partial quantity of oxygen and a partial quantity of hydrogen;
• at least one hydrogen transport unit adapted to provide the partial quantity of hydrogen for storage and further processing;
• at least one carbon dioxide absorption unit for purifying ambient air of an outside atmosphere surrounding the plant, the carbon dioxide absorption unit including at least one air inlet for supplying the ambient air and at least one downstream absorber unit adapted to extract a quantity of carbon dioxide from the ambient air;
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• at least one carbon dioxide transport unit adapted to provide the carbon dioxide quantity for storage and further processing,
• wherein the electrolysis unit includes at least one oxygen outlet for discharging the partial quantity of oxygen and the carbon dioxide absorption unit includes at least one air outlet for discharging the purified ambient air,
• wherein the oxygen outlet and the air outlet open into the outside atmosphere, and
• wherein a capacity of the oxygen output of the electrolysis unit is higher than the oxygen output capacity of a natural forest relative to a same assumed surface area by at least 5 times.

A method for obtaining and balancing a predetermined carbon dioxide/oxygen ratio in atmospheric air comprising:

• receiving a quantity of water by at least one electrolysis unit for oxygen production through at least one water supply line, the received quantity of water separated by electrolysis into a partial quantity of oxygen and a partial quantity of hydrogen;
• providing, by at least one hydrogen transport unit, the partial quantity of hydrogen for storage and further processing;
• purifying ambient air of an outside atmosphere surrounding the plant by at least one carbon dioxide absorption unit, wherein the ambient air is supplied through at least one air inlet to a downstream absorber unit;
• subsequently extracting a carbon dioxide quantity from the supplied ambient air by the absorber unit;
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• providing, by at least one carbon dioxide transport unit, the carbon dioxide quantity for storage and further processing,
• wherein the partial quantity of oxygen after separation and the purified ambient air are discharged into the outside atmosphere, and
• wherein a capacity of oxygen output of the electrolysis unit is higher than the oxygen output capacity of a natural forest relative to a same assumed surface area by at least 5 times.