Carbon Capture Simulator

Direct air capture pulls carbon dioxide out of ordinary air, where it makes up only about 0.04% of the mix -- far more dilute than the flue gas at a power plant, which is why DAC is one of the harder and more expensive carbon-removal technologies to run at scale. This simulator visualizes that process directly: CO₂ molecules drift through the air toward a sorbent tower, get pulled in faster as fan speed increases, and stick to filter beds that gradually saturate. Once a bed is full or its regeneration timer runs out, it seals and heats up, releasing the trapped gas as a concentrated stream before opening again ready to capture more. Adjust fan speed, sorbent capacity and the regeneration cycle to see how each one trades capture rate against how often the system has to pause and regenerate.