Post on 09-Jan-2016
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Biochemical CO2 capture
• A sustainable development technology
• For energy production and heavy industries
• First commercially available biochemical process
One more tool for adressingclimate change challenges
- No more CO2 to handle -
Greenhouse gases (GHGs):when « too much » is « bad »
• Nature has had GHG emissions for ever– In balance with GHG consumption by natural means
• Increasing human activities generate an excess of GHG emissions– Imbalance with GHG consumption by natural means
• GHG emissions will have to be reduced– voluntarily and/or by regulation
• CO2 is the most prevalent GHG– followed by CH4
Many ways to reduce GHGs
• GHG reduction achievements will be a combination of various approaches
– Selecting the best energy source• coal, oil, natural gas, biogas, hydrogen
– Upgrading industrial processes• to reduce amounts of GHGs produced
– Capturing CO2 after being emitted• for massive recycling or sequestration
Capture of CO2 emissions
• Greenhouse gas emissions are gas mixtures– CO2, CH4, H2S, NOx
• The petro-chemical industry already knows how to selectively extract CO2 from a gas mixture– For industrial use of the CO2-free gas mixture
– Disposal of CO2 at lowest cost
• GHG volumes are massively higher than CO2 volumes extracted by industry– Petrochemical industry technologies are cost prohibitive
Capture - Sequestration
• First, capture CO2
– Extraction form a gas mixture– Condensation, liquefaction
• Then, sequestrate it– Where ? Environmental risks
– Will it come back in the atmosphere as CO2 ?
• Need for new technologies– Less risk, definitive CO2 elimination
CO2 Solution Inc. offers an
innovative alternative
• CO2 gas is converted
into an unharmful liquid by-product, right at point of emission
• No more need of energy to compress or liquify captured CO2
• No more CO2
Biochemical catalyst
Massive amounts of catalyst are affordably synthesized through latest advances in
genetic engineeringProduction costs slashed
by a factor of 100
Using a potent and robust biochemical catalyst,
CO2 Solution’s treatment unit replicates a natural process
occuring in human muscles
- Carbonic anhydrase -One of the most efficient catalysts,now available for industrial use
Attractive features
• CO2 Solution’s reactor operates at ambient temperature
and atmospheric pressure– Lower costs
– Sustainable development technology
– Favorable Life Cycle Assessment (ISO 14040)
– Can enrich methane-poor biogases by stripping their CO2 content
• The instant by-product is an easily manageable liquid solution of bicarbonate ions (HCO3
-)
Ancillary benefits of theby-product
• CO2 Solution’s treatment unit:– instantaneously converts harmful CO2 gas– into unharmful bicarbonate ion solution
Valuable alternatives to CO2 compression or liquefaction
Added value of by-product
Several HCO3- recycling options:
– Sequestration in saline aquifers
• More affordable than piping CO2
• Irreversible sequestration, no risk of CO2 leak
– Precipitation, e.g. into calcium carbonate• Commercial value in Pulp and Paper, etc.
– Pure CO2 regeneration through desorption
• Valuable local production in remote areas
A plan of actionfor each industrial sector
• CO2 Solution has a plan of action for your industry sector– Coal-fired power plants– Hydrogen plants and gensets– Biogas enrichment for power generation– Incinerators– Cement, aluminum smelters, pulp and paper, foundry
• CO2 Solution’s plan of action can help you reduce your
GHG emissions by 10% within 3-6 years
• This plan of action will be highly competitive with the increasing costs of CO2 emission penalties
CO2 Solution Inc.
• Contact:
Jo LanoëVice president,business development
CO2 Solution Inc.
Quebec Metro Techno Park
Ste-Foy, Quebec G1P 4R1Canada
(418) 650-1913
• Jo.lanoe@co2solution.com
CO2 Solution, a partner of choice
to address some of your needsin climate changes