With reference to 'Direct Air Capture', an emerging technology, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It can be used as a way of carbon sequestration. 2. It can be a valuable approach for plastic production and in food processing. 3. 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.
Explanation
Option (c) is correct because Direct Air Capture (DAC) extracts CO2 directly from the atmosphere for permanent underground storage (sequestration) or as a versatile raw material for manufacturing plastics, processing food, and creating synthetic low-carbon aviation fuels. Option (a) is the most tempting wrong choice for candidates who view DAC solely as a climate mitigation tool for storage, failing to recognize its industrial "utilization" potential in a circular carbon economy. The core concept being tested is the multi-functional application of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) technologies in achieving net-zero goals.