"When I was in elementary school, I read a space adventure novel for Dr. Steven Hawking's child," The Secret Key Series to the Universe, ". From that time on, I became a" carbon dioxide mania "."

This is the student who is a student who goes to the University of Tokyo Engineering and has the title of "Chemist and Involved".Mr. Muraki, who has been working on inventions to stop global warming and realizing the migration of humanity since the fourth grade of elementary school, established the Carbon Collection Technology Research Organization (hereinafter referred to as CRA) in 2020.He is the representative director and head of the organization.

"Protect the earth and open up Mars" -Muraki, who conducts this word as a mission, recovering carbon dioxide with CRRA, researching oil alternative fuel from air, and researching manned Mars exploration.The editorial department talked about why he conducts these research and what is the possibility of carbon -the future world he envisions.

話し手：村木 風海（むらき かずみ）さん

Representative director of the Carbon Collection and Technology Research Organization (CRRA), the director of the Organization.A chemist and inventor born in 2000.Specializes in CO2 direct air collection (DAC), fuel and chemical synthesis from CO2.Currently, while working at the University of Tokyo, he is conducting an independent research and development at the Crra to solve global warming and migrate Mars.In January 2021, he became a special researcher of Frontier Research Center, Pola Chemical Co., Ltd., and also served as Happy Quality Science and Technology Inc. in March of the same year.Typical inventions include the CO2 collection device "Hiyashishi".

The trigger of carbon research is that I want to live on Mars.

It is said that the origin of Muraki's activities lies in the book of Dr. Hawking.

"The content of the book is to travel in the universe using things like a door anywhere in" Doraemon ". One of the most impressive photos is" Mars. "The planet where human beings can live most is Mars is Mars. "Inserted on the page that says the blue sunset in the vast red desert. The sunset is sinking in the blue sea.I was moved by the opposite scene, and I thought, "I definitely want to go here someday," "I will be the first person to get down to Mars and see the blue sunset first."

After meeting Dr. Hawking's book, Muraki, who started research on Mars to be obsessed, learns that 95 % of Mars air is covered with carbon dioxide.Muraki, who had a strong desire to go to Mars someday and want to live, thought that this "managing carbon dioxide" is indispensable for living on Mars.Then, as the first step of "managing carbon dioxide," he decided to "collect carbon dioxide in the atmosphere."Thus he was driven to research on carbon dioxide.

Muraki, who began researching carbon dioxide from Mars, and eventually had a large goal of stopping global warming and saving all 7.7 billion people on the earth, has made many inventions so far.rice field.However, the journey to this day was not easy.

"What was particularly difficult was that I couldn't understand it from others. Especially when I was in junior high school or high school, I was not allowed to do the experiments I wanted to do, and I didn't even have the opportunity to prove my ideas.Was really painful. "

Mr. Muraki, who couldn't give up his ideas, had a hiding around him at the time.The experiment to collect carbon dioxide in the air at that time succeeded.Since then, he has been successfully experimented by his surroundings that he has been told to be impossible.

"I'm not a strong mental person, and I'm very depressed when I say words I don't mind, but since the experiment was successful, I decided to think that" it will work in adversity. "The fact that people around me say "I can't do it" has succeeded with the feeling of "I'll do it". "

世界最小の二酸化炭素吸収マシン「Hiyashishi」

The carbon dioxide -absorbing machine "Hiyashishi" was born from the experiment that Muraki -san secretly went to high school.

"Hiyashishi is the smallest in the world, a machine that anyone can easily collect carbon dioxide in the air with one button. In the Hiyashi, there is a cartridge containing alkaline chemicals.It is. Alkaline substances have the property of inhaling carbon dioxide, so only the carbon dioxide that has entered the air remains inside Hyashishi, and the remaining air is once again outside.I'm there. "

Reducing the amount of carbon dioxide is not only a measure against warming, but also has the effect of improving human concentration and relieving headaches.For this reason, Hiyashishi was aimed at these effects, aiming to introduce it in various places, such as home, office, learning cram schools, and hospital receptions.

Hiyashishi

村木さんは、「Hiyashishi」の製作を試みた理由についてこう語る。

"It is said that until 2030, that is, within nine years, it is said that global warming cannot be stopped unless the amount of carbon dioxide existing around the world is reduced by half. For that, all vehicles are now.It is necessary to stop the operation and suspend the offices and factories of all companies. It may be possible to stop them in a short period of time, but if they do not continue in the same state after 2030, warmth will be.It doesn't stop. I think it's quite difficult. "

"The world is at the stage where the carbon dioxide that has been discharged so far must be recovered. Overseas, a project to collect carbon dioxide in the air is already held in a large chemical factory.It is known that the chemical factories can be collected all year -old carbon dioxide emissions around the world just by lining up the chemical factory, for example, in half of Yamanashi prefecture, my hometown. Technology to stop global warming.It is already established, but it is currently not implemented in society. "

So why hasn't it been implemented yet?Mr. Muraki analyzes the reason:

"No matter how hard the scientists do, you can't continue your research without a budget. No matter how wonderful your research, you have to get many people to recognize that it is valuable.The results of the research are not reflected in the policy. It is difficult to implement the carbon dioxide if many people have a sense of crisis about global warming and do not feel the significance of doing it. "

"Of course, the development of technology is important, but the most important thing right now is to change the consciousness of each person from the roots, so I dare to go back to the" larger "flow.I made a collection machine. I wanted to make it familiar to each person by making it possible to use it individually. "

身近なものにしたい、という村木さんの想いは、Hiyashishiのデザインにも反映されている。二酸化炭素回収マシンと聞くと、どこか無機質な“機械”を想像する。しかし、Hiyashishiには顔が付いており、その表情は周辺の二酸化炭素濃度によって変化する。例えば、Hiyashishiを外に連れていくと満面の笑みを見せてくれ、二酸化炭素が多いところに連れていくと息苦しそうにする。さらに、「おしゃべり機能」もついていて、話すことも可能。「化学に馴染みがない人にも使ってほしい」という想いから、ドラえもんのような親しみやすさを意識してつくったそうだ。

In the "Sorarin Plan", the ultimate carbon dioxide is fixed

そんなHiyashishiが集めた二酸化炭素を何かに活用できないだろうか……？そう考えた村木さんが始めたのが、空（二酸化炭素）からガソリンをつくる「そらりん計画」。二酸化炭素からエタノールや軽油を作り出す計画だ。

「Hiyashishiが集めた、薬品の中に溶け込んだ二酸化炭素を、藻類を使って光合成で糖分に変え、それをイースト菌（酵母）と一緒に混ぜて発酵させることでエタノールが完成します。これは、お酒をつくるのと同様の方法ですね。エタノール自体は、F1レーシングカーやロケットの燃料として使われることが多く、このエタノールに家庭や飲食店などから出る排油を混ぜ、5分くらいかき混ぜておくだけで、軽油に似た燃料ができます。この燃料は、トラックなどの大型乗用車、船や飛行機まで動かせるんです。」

"Even if you say that you will stop all the vehicles in the next nine years, it is actually difficult to stop the use of the car you own or buy a new one.I don't think it's difficult to change the type. In the near future, we are still conducting research so that the fuel created in the Sorarin plan can be introduced to gas stations. "

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In addition, this fuel can be used not only as a fuel itself, but also as a raw material for making things.For example, shopping bags, plastic bottles, rubber, etc. can be created with fuel derived from carbon dioxide in the future.

"Once carbon dioxide dioxide dioxide does not return to the air unless burned, and continues to circulate repeatedly. By continuing to recycle many products like a plastic bottle, carbon dioxide is fixed as" mono ".You can do it. The current plan is to replace the petroleum products used so far with "air products". "

"I call this" aggressive carbon dioxide fixation ". Unlike CCS, which is isolated and fixed by retaining carbon dioxide on the ground or seabed, etc., it is used without wasting carbon dioxide.I can do it. I think it is the ultimate fixation of carbon dioxide that can stop global warming while enriching life. "

Carbon dioxide is not evil.Possibility of carbon that spreads to the economic mechanism

Listening to Mr. Muraki, the possibility of utilizing carbon dioxide can be seen, but in fact carbon dioxide is already close to us.For example, fertilizers that improve crops, lotion containing carbon dioxide, carbonated drinks, fire extinguishers, tire air, etc. are used for various purposes.However, Mr. Muraki is planning to create a new economic zone centered on carbon dioxide, which is not limited to the use of goods.

「現在CRRAでは、Hiyashishiで二酸化炭素を集めた人に、航空会社のマイルのような『Hiyashishiマイル』を提供しています。集めた二酸化炭素の量に応じてマイルが貯まる仕組みで、ランクはエコノミー、ビジネス、ファースト、ゴールドの4つ。1番最初のステータスでも、二酸化炭素1グラム当たりおよそ0.5マイルが貯まります。Hiyashishiマイルは、交通系電子マネーとして使用可能で、電車に乗ったり飲み物を買えたりします。」

Hiyashishiマイル

「僕がやりたいのは、このHiyashishiマイルの仕組みをより発展させて、地球全体に『二酸化炭素経済圏』をつくること。お金ではなく、二酸化炭素を集めることで、人々が生活できる仕組みをつくることです。」

Mr. Muraki explained in an example.

"For example, when trying to buy a plastic bottle drink now, you can buy it if you have about 100-200 yen, but this new mechanism makes the amount of energy on the production and transportation of beverages (discharge).You also have to pay the miles equivalent to carbon dioxide). No matter how much money you have, you will not be able to buy things if you do not have a mileage by contributing to the reduction of carbon dioxide.From a world where people who have a lot of things can buy things, it will change into a world where people who collect a lot of carbon dioxide can buy things. "

In addition, Mr. Muraki can change carbon dioxide miles to the right to receive public services, such as the right to receive education and medical care, and to prevent it from exchanging legal currencies or other people's miles.The company is considering creating a mechanism that can maintain the value of carbon dioxide miles.

「他人に頼ることなく全人類が自分で二酸化炭素を減らすことができる。これが二酸化炭素経済圏において大切な要素。Hiyashishiで集めた二酸化炭素マイルはもちろん、植林をする、電気代を減らすなど、さまざまな方法で二酸化炭素を削減した人にマイルを付与していく予定です。まずは、これを日本の離島や海外の小さな国などから試験的に導入し、いずれは地球全体で『二酸化炭素を減らす人たちの国』をつくりたいです。」

"If this is realized, the future may come to the future of changing the color of the eyes and gathering carbon dioxide from the air. At first, this mechanism is introduced from cafes that are positive about environmental issues.I want to do it. "

Everyone makes an exciting way

Society goes around carbon dioxide.Such a future may not be so far.However, it is true that Japan, which still depends on fossil fuels in the energy field, is engaged in the petroleum industry.I asked Muraki's thoughts what would happen to those people.

"The generation of fuel cultivated by the petroleum industry is an indispensable technology for making fuel from the carbon dioxide we are now moving, and I think it will be needed in the future.You can see the movement to spread, but the current situation is quite short, so you should be more and more employed in the future. People who are currently in oil and coal -related jobs have lost their jobs.I don't think it's going to be. "

"However, if the atmosphere with a sense of urgency," I have to do decarbonization in decarbonization! "Some people may feel uneasy, and some people feel that they are treated as a disturbing person. "

That's why Muraki says that "devising how to convey" is the most important thing when you want to tell someone or understand something.

"For example, instead of saying" act towards carbon ", he tells," Renewable energy is environmentally friendly and leads to protecting the earth, so why not spread it together? ", "The research on oil from the air is being conducted, and if it goes well, many things around the world may be able to make it from the air!"If so, wouldn't there be fewer opposition? "

"Basically, people think that people only move with positive emotions. That's why I hope it would be fun to say," This is fun. "

To Akira Ikegami in the scientific world, bright and positive.

Now that the words SDGs, sustainables, and ethical are becoming more and more heard, "how to convey" seems to be important for everyone.Originally, some people are interested in social issues, but for those who are not, taking action on the task often has a sense of duty and often has the image of "hard things".is not it.

"I think it's good to be interested in eco -friendly and spread the word SDGs. But if it's a stance of being told by others, for example, a person with a high aspirations is a" conscious system. "I feel like a ridicule tendency may be born. It is probably not that each one wants to do it from the bottom of the heart, but a sense of duty and mission on the earth.I think it's because it's cool. I feel that it will be easier to divide. "

"But it's not the case now, so I want to send a brighter and positive environmental problem of" carbon dioxide mania "like me. As a liberal arts chemist.It is easy to understand to those who do not know the science topic without using jargon. I would like to aim for Akira Ikegami in the science world. "

As part of the manned Mars exploration research, the CRRA develops vehicles that can be easily reached in space.The photo shows the photo before the launch of the next -generation stratular spacecraft "Mokumokoku 1" that can reach the strat union.

Mr. Muraki, who regards the headwind as a tailwind, has invented the world one after another.Finally, I asked what the source of activities was.

"Of course, there is a sense of mission to stop global warming by my own invention and protect the earth, but I have fun and inevitable. In a sense, I may be trying to save the earth as a hobby.It may be (laughs). My favorite chemistry just leads to protecting the earth. So no matter who is said, it is going on. "

Editing postscript

When I asked Mr. Muraki about Wellbeeing, the returned words were very impressive.

"The key to Welbying for me is" Yurufuwa "."

“Hiyashishi”や“そらりん計画”というネーミング、そしてHiyashishi自体の見た目は、まさに“ゆるふわ”。それは、村木さんの「温暖化のことを誰にでも分かるように伝えたい」という想いから来ている。だが同時に、村木さんの生き方そのものにおいても、ゆるふわは欠かせない要素となっているようだ。

"It's my own way of life, it's a CRRA mission, but even if everyone laughs brightly, even if various tasks come down, I can think positively," There are still many challenges to do! "I think that leads to the happiness of society as a whole. It may be important to think about serious problems, but I have a loose and positive thinking, resulting in a wellby swing.I think it will be connected. "

The more you face society, the more you know what is happening in society, the more you may be overwhelmed by the number of issues and complexity.However, when I feel pessimistic and I don't know what to do, think positively, "I just do what I need to do."It may be important to value your own sustainability and face social issues.I heard Muraki's story and felt so.

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