With reference to 'Direct Air Capture', an emerging technology, which of the following statements is/are…

With reference to 'Direct Air Capture', an emerging technology, which of the following statements is/are correct? I. It can be used as a way of carbon sequestration. II. It can be a valuable approach for plastic production and in food processing. III. In aviation, it can be a source of carbon for combining with hydrogen to create synthetic low-carbon fuel. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
  1. I and II only
  2. III only
  3. I, II and III
  4. None of the above statements is correct

Solution

Direct Air Capture (DAC) extracts CO2 from ambient air — used for sequestration (I), to source CO2 for industrial uses including plastics and food/beverage processing (II), and as a feedstock with green hydrogen for synthetic aviation fuel (III). All three correct.

Asked in: UPSC Prelims 2025

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