Go science!

Potentially even more important is that this procss must release oxygen while capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere thus reducing global warming. . A candidate for Richard Branson;s prize for more efficient cooling systems, methinks.

Atmospheric CO2 is NOT "harmful" until it gets well beyond 6,000 ppm!

Their goal is "kilograms of useful materials every day"?! So sorry, guys: if you want to make a difference to the economy or the climate, you need to make kiloTONS every day.

We need to be careful about reducing CO2 below levels needed for plants to grow and stay strong or millions of people will starve to death. We are close to those levels of CO2 now.

"harmful CO2"? Give us all a break!
That said, if this process is truly cheap and adaptable, it might prove to be a means of large volume production of high quality carbon nanotubes and graphene.

Reading the comments, I am astounded by the deep level of ignorance displayed...
My comment is, Don't we already have enough problems with plastics polluting our environment? We shouldn't be making anymore, instead, looking for environmentally friendly materials to replace the plastics we have become addicted to.

Oh Great, more plastic. Instead of wasting time on how to make more plastic at lower costs we should be looking at ways to get rid of what we already have created at lower costs and in less harmful ways.

Why not more plastics? just make them biodegradable?

Wood rot is an enormous economic cost. Wood preservatives are a large source of toxins. Plastics can economically replace wood in rot prone applications such as sills and framing around windows.