Breakthrough Carbon Capture Technology That Turns Wastewater to Resource
Sydney based greentech company Geo-Processors Pty Limited announced the completion of development of a breakthrough Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology following successful initial process trials.
The technology - identified as Carbon Capture and Products Recovery (CCPR) system - enables efficient capture of CO2 from ambient air or point-sources and then conversion to mineral byproducts for industrial use or recycling.
Central to this breakthrough technology is the beneficial use of massive volumes of bicarbonate-rich water produced as waste water by oil/gas production, coal mining and coal power stations and desalination processes - and is currently a source of significant environmental concerns and operational costs to these industries.
A typical CCPR system involves pretreatment of industry produced alkaline waste water in Geo-Processors' proprietary SAL-PROC(TM) technology to generate a caustic stream and a useful mineral product. The caustic solution is brought into contact with CO2 of ambient air (or from a point-source) and then reacted with lime to regenerate a carbonate mineral and an alkaline water which is suitable for the next round of CO2 capture. The CCPR system is thus a closed-loop system in which the CO2 capture and product recovery cycles can be repeated. The byproducts recovery steps may include co-generation of a high-grade CO2 gas from calcining of the carbonate minerals for internal use and other industrial applications.
"For the first time it will enable large-scale use of alkaline produced water as a resource rather than a waste stream and source of significant liability for industries around the globe" said President and Chief Technologist of Geo-Processors, Dr. Aharon Arakel..
"This beneficial use of industry waste water also eliminates a major cost factor associated with the use of synthetic caustic sorbents proposed in other CO2 gas capture processes".
"In essence Geo-Processors have made a major leap towards a paradigm shift in produced water management from a "wastewater disposal" to "resource recovery" strategy.
"The potential for large-scale beneficial use of produced water and at the same time generating carbon credit for trading, plus the flexibility in linking our CCPR technology with other CO2 sequestration processes is quite significant" Dr. Arakel said.
"We are currently studying a number of proposals received for technology commercialization while also assessing the options for establishing regional R&D and investment partnerships".
"We particularly welcome expressions of interest in collaboration from those industry sectors having sites potentially suitable for technology demonstration."
The technology - identified as Carbon Capture and Products Recovery (CCPR) system - enables efficient capture of CO2 from ambient air or point-sources and then conversion to mineral byproducts for industrial use or recycling.
Central to this breakthrough technology is the beneficial use of massive volumes of bicarbonate-rich water produced as waste water by oil/gas production, coal mining and coal power stations and desalination processes - and is currently a source of significant environmental concerns and operational costs to these industries.
A typical CCPR system involves pretreatment of industry produced alkaline waste water in Geo-Processors' proprietary SAL-PROC(TM) technology to generate a caustic stream and a useful mineral product. The caustic solution is brought into contact with CO2 of ambient air (or from a point-source) and then reacted with lime to regenerate a carbonate mineral and an alkaline water which is suitable for the next round of CO2 capture. The CCPR system is thus a closed-loop system in which the CO2 capture and product recovery cycles can be repeated. The byproducts recovery steps may include co-generation of a high-grade CO2 gas from calcining of the carbonate minerals for internal use and other industrial applications.
"For the first time it will enable large-scale use of alkaline produced water as a resource rather than a waste stream and source of significant liability for industries around the globe" said President and Chief Technologist of Geo-Processors, Dr. Aharon Arakel..
"This beneficial use of industry waste water also eliminates a major cost factor associated with the use of synthetic caustic sorbents proposed in other CO2 gas capture processes".
"In essence Geo-Processors have made a major leap towards a paradigm shift in produced water management from a "wastewater disposal" to "resource recovery" strategy.
"The potential for large-scale beneficial use of produced water and at the same time generating carbon credit for trading, plus the flexibility in linking our CCPR technology with other CO2 sequestration processes is quite significant" Dr. Arakel said.
"We are currently studying a number of proposals received for technology commercialization while also assessing the options for establishing regional R&D and investment partnerships".
"We particularly welcome expressions of interest in collaboration from those industry sectors having sites potentially suitable for technology demonstration."
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