CO2 Conversion to Methanol through Bi-reforming
With funding from ERA, the University of California Riverside (UCR) created an innovative catalyst to be used in the conversion of CO2 and Methane (CH4) to produce methanol—a valuable fuel and intermediary chemical. This catalyst makes improvements on catalysts currently available, but still can be adopted for use by conventional processes currently in operation. This…
Solidia Concrete – a Sustainable Method for Cement Production and CO2 Utilization
This project provided Alberta with new cement and concrete products with the goal of offering equivalent cost, superior performance and 70 per cent reduced CO2 footprint compared to Portland cement. The patented technology, proven at full-scale, uses CO2 to cure low-lime cement and achieves full strength concrete within 24 hours. Initial markets are precast masonry…
Methanol+: Methanol from Carbon Dioxide and Green Hydrogen
Innovating in two major areas, Quantiam Technologies developed Methanol+ to combine hydrogen and CO2 to produce methanol. The first innovation comes from a catalyst database that helps increase efficiency gains, while the second innovation is the generation of hydrogen with environmentally sustainable methods. This process delivers a high-value chemical with a large market and a…
CO2 Utilization in Concrete: A new circular economy model
CarbonCure’s technology is currently providing both economic and environmental benefits to Alberta’s construction industry at a dozen concrete plants. In the final phase of the Grand Challenge, CarbonCure will broaden its suite of carbon utilization technologies to offer a complete solution across the cement, concrete, and construction industry. With broad market adoption, the technology portfolio…
Chemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide via Solar-Powered Artificial Photosynthesis
The CO2 transformation system designed by McGill University represents a completely new approach to carbon capture. The project uses techniques similar to natural photosynthesis occurring in nature. Using direct sunlight, a technology that was developed for solid-state LED lighting converts CO2 and non-potable water into commercially valuable chemicals, including methane (CH4), hydrogen (H2), oxygen (O2),…
Integration of advanced hybrid inorganic membranes for carbon dioxide conversion
Using a small robust catalytic converter, Robert Gordon University (RGU) created a process that uses CO2 directly from flue gas at coal and natural gas power stations, or oil sands upgrader plants, to create a variety of commercially important intermediary and feedstock chemicals. The technology could be deployable and scalable, making it useful for a…
Novel Internal Dry Reforming Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology for CO2 Utilization
In a unique approach, the University of Alberta (U of A) developed a fuel cell that can combine natural gas, CO2 and air to produce carbon monoxide (CO), water and electricity. Where traditional conversion methods consume energy, this reaction creates it. It also creates water and CO, an important and profitable commercial chemical. Using the…
Captured-CO2 Catalyst for the Production of Ethylene Oxide
RTI International has developed a process to use the oxygen in CO2 to convert the CO2 into useful chemical feedstock. With an environmentally responsible and economically sound process that consumes large amounts of CO2, the primary products created are sought after in the chemical industry to make everyday products like ski boots and fishing rods.…
Carbon Cycle
The premise for Carbon Cycle’s technology is to permanently capture large amounts of CO2 in a process that produces precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) and ammonium sulphate fertilizer. With a new technology, Carbon Cycle’s process uses dramatically less energy and creates a carbon-negative outcome rather than the current carbon-positive methods currently used. With low energy use…
HUMASORB® -L for Removal of CO2, NOx GHGs, along with SOx and Trace Metals from Fossil Fuel Combustion Gases and Recycling of CO2 into a Value Generation HUMASORB® -CS, a Stable Multipurpose Water Filter
With two innovative products, ARCTECH offers solutions to capture CO2 from GHG-emitting industries and filter industrial wastewater with a solid filter that uses captured carbon. Positioned as passive, low-cost products ARCTECH’s HUMASORB®-L and HUMASORB®-CS can be used in a number of industries and applications with very little modification. ARCTECH captures CO2 using a unique liquid…
