A method for the production of carbon from
carbon dioxide, in particular from
biomass derived
carbon dioxide, comprises the steps of: a) reacting
zinc oxide with
sodium hydroxide to form a solution of
sodium tetra hydroxido
zincate, especially by dissolving
zinc oxide in
sodium hydroxide; b) the solution of step a) is used to produce metallic
zinc by an alkaline galvanic process in which sodium
tetra hydroxide zincate is converted to
sodium hydroxide and metallic zinc, wherein, preferably, therewith gained
sodium hydroxide is used in step a); c) reducing the
carbon dioxide, in particular from
biomass derived carbon dioxide, to
carbon monoxide with metallic zinc of step b) as reduction agent, wherein, preferably, therewith gained zinc
oxide is used in step a), in particular without any treatment; d) reducing the
carbon monoxide gained in step c), and optionally any
residual carbon dioxide present after step c), with metallic zinc of step b), preferably using a ferrum containing catalyst, to obtain a mixture of
solid carbon and zinc oxide, and optionally the ferrum containing catalyste); e) dissolving the zinc oxide in the mixture of step d) by adding
sodium hydroxide in order to form a dispersion comprising sodium
tetra hydroxido
zincate,
solid carbon; f) separating the
solid carbon, and optionally the ferrum containing catalyst, from the dispersion of step e)