This technology is a tandem system for the capture and conversion of carbon dioxide gas into useful fuel products.
Direct air capture (DAC) is an emerging set of technologies aimed at curbing CO2 emissions in the atmosphere through CO2 capture at atmospheric concentrations (~420 ppm). Unfortunately, due to the dilute concentrations it is chemically and financially difficult to achieve this feat at scale. One pathway towards incentivizing DAC systems is to integrate them with CO2-conversion technologies, such as CO2 upgrading to higher fuels and chemicals (e.g., methane, methanol, etc.). However, the current combination of these two systems is not readily performed or available.
This technology is a nano-dispersed dual-functional material comprised of an alkaline adsorbent and catalytic metal for the tandem capture and conversion of CO2 at robust operating conditions. The capture component includes a sorbent material which can concentrate the CO2 at extremely low concentrations while the conversion component includes efficient materials to convert the CO2 to higher order fuels, such as methane. The dual-functional system is highly regenerable over numerous cycles and is enhanced by moisture and is stable in dry conditions, something that conventional direct air capture (DAC) systems may not offer.
Patent Pending(WO/2022/256361)
IR CU22170
Licensing Contact: Dovina Qu