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Weathering is the process by which rock is broken down into smaller and smaller particles. It involves both mechanical and chemical breakdowns. The mechanical breakdown into smaller and smaller pieces occurs as a result of exposure to freeze-thaw cycles and to the action of wind and water. Chemical breakdown occurs as a result of exposure to air and water and other chemicals that may be dissolved in water, such as acids. Weathering by exposure to atmosphere results in some of the carbon dioxide being removed from the atmosphere along with the broken-down rock and eventually washed into the ocean. 

Prior to admission to the plant, the air is compressed to 135 atmospheres (2000 lb. per square inch), and cooled to —20° C. m an ordinary refrigerating apparatus. This serves to freeze out atmospheric moisture. Carbon dioxide is removed by passage through a slaked lime purifier. 

D) N-Methyl-3,4-dihydroxy phenylalanine (IV).—In a carbon dioxide atmosphere, 12 g. (0.05 mole) of the methoxy compound is boiled gently for three hours with 24 g. of red phosphorus and a mixture of 60 cc. of acetic anhydride and 60 cc. of hydriodic acid, (sp. gr. 1.7). The phosphorus is then removed by filtration and washed with 25 cc. of 50 per cent acetic acid. The filtrates are combined and, in a current of carbon dioxide, are evaporated to a... 

A three-neck flask is equipped with a reflux condenser and an inlet tube for the introduction of dry, oxygen-free carbon dioxide. A mixture of 2 g. (0.0057 mole) of diphenylmercury Org. Syntheses Coll. Vol. 1, 228 (1941)], 1.6 g. (0.025 gram atom) of flowers of zinc, and 10 ml. of sodium-dried xylene is heated to boiling. From time to time a few drops of the clear xylene solution are removed with a pipet, a few drops of an ethanolic solution of stannous chloride are added, and the mixture is heated. The reflux is continued as long as the above test gives a precipitate of mercury and then for 2G-30 minutes longer. The clear xylene solution is separated and cooled in an ice-salt bath under a carbon dioxide atmosphere. The precipitated product is filtered off, washed with petroleum ether, and dried, all operations being conducted under carbon dioxide. The product is obtained in 70% yield and melts at 107°. 

A mixture of 18 g. (0.165 mole) of pure, white o-aminophenol and 22 g. (0.151 mole) of o-aminophenol hydrochloride is heated under a carbon dioxide atmosphere at 240° for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture is extracted with 1.2 1. of benzene in several portions, and the benzene is evaporated from the resulting solution. The residual solid is dissolved in 250 ml. of hot ethanol, and 100 ml. of water and 100 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid are added. The mixture is filtered hot to remove tarry material, and 2 1. of water is added to the filtrate. The precipitated crude phenoxazine is removed by filtration, dried, and distilled at 215°/4 mm. The entire distillate is recrystallized from 100 ml, of hot ethanol by the addition of 200 ml. of water to give 13 g. (47%) of phenoxazine melting at 151-152°. 

On Earth, carbon dioxide was removed from the atmosphere over long periods of time, primarily as the result of the formation of carbonate rocks in the Earth s crust, a process catalyzed by water. As living organisms appeared and evolved on Earth s surface, they contributed to the removal of carbon dioxide—plants through the process of photosynthesis, aquatic animals by incorporating it into their shells. In addition, Earth s average annual temperature was sufficient to allow water vapor to condense into liquid water,... 

The Urey reaction is significant on Earth because it is thought to be one way in which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere thus, it may influence climate change. It may be that a similar reaction takes place on Venus, likewise controlling the concentration of carbon dioxide in the Venusian atmosphere. As yet, however, there are no data to suggest that carbonates exist in abundance on the planet s surface. 

Carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere by photosynthetic plants and certain microorganisms ... 

Like methane and nitrous oxide, tropospheric ozone is a natural greenhouse gas, but one which has a short tropospheric residence time. Ozone s bending vibration occurs at 14.2 pm, near that for CO2, and thus it does not contribute much to the enhancement of the greenhouse effect since atmospheric carbon dioxide already removes much of the outgoing light in this wavelength. 

Carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere by photosynthesis in green piants and soiution in aquatic systems like this marsh its average residence time in the atmosphere is about 100 years. (Jaap Hart/iStockphoto)... 

Scrap tires were pyrolyzed under a nitrogen or carbon dioxide gas environment at various temperatures to produce a char (Manchon-Vizueteet al., 2005). After the completion of pyrolysis, the char was activated by oxygenation at different temperatures. The prepared chars were used to remove copper and lead from aqueous solutions. The optimal temperature for pyrolysis in nitrogen and carbon dioxide atmospheres was 550°C and for activation from 550 to 250°C. Activation of the char by oxygenation significantly improved heavy metal removal efficiencies. It provided much faster removal rates and higher copper removal compared with both pyrolyzed, unactivated chars and commercial activated carbons. 

Carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere by plants. This process combines CO2 and H2O to form a sugar, C5H 20,5, and O2 gas. Write a balanced chemical equation for this reaction. 

Chemical reactions are used in separation processes for selective removal of components. Liquid reactive extraction and reactive distillation are examples. The solubility of reactants in supercritical gases makes available a tool to remove products from the reaction mixture. Reaction equilibrium can be shifted, and at even relatively small yields, a total conversion of educts can be achieved. Among the most selective catalysts are enzymes. These biocatalysts can selectively catalyze the reaction of one isomer. It has been shown that some enzymes are stable at high pressures and in carbon dioxide atmosphere [19]. If the reaction is carried out in a supercritical gas atmosphere and the product is soluble in the supercritical gas, a separation of the isomers is possible. As an example the separation of ibuprofen isomers will be discussed. 

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