Washington: A small company in the US is developing an alternative for carbon sequestration that takes carbon dioxide (CO ² ) and tailings from mining operations and turns the mix into materials of a “higher order” for use in a variety of industrial, agricultural, and environmental applications, which has been dubbed as ‘green carbon’.
According to a report in ENN (Environmental News Network), Carbon Sciences, founded by CEO Derek McLeish, has developed a relatively simple technology that puts the brew under pressure and temperature to create PCC (precipitated calcium carbonate). Traditionally, calcium carbonate is produced through an energy-intensive process using expensive materials such as limestone.
The ‘green carbon’ technology takes this normally exhaustive process and simplifies it, thus producing a useful, benign material while transforming carbon emissions instead of simply sequestering it.
Carbon neutral operations don’t release any additional CO ² into the atmosphere, nor do they reduce CO ² levels either. When applying green carbon technology to a carbon neutral process, say an ethanol plant, that process actually reduces the amount of CO ² , thus making it carbon negative. Not only is Green Carbon a method for removal and transformation (as opposed to storage) of CO ² , McLeish contends that the technology can produce PCC at a lower cost than traditional processes and also points out that as carbon credit markets come online, users will automatically realize additional cost reductions when the CO ² consumed in green carbon is sold as carbon credits.
From paper to plastic, wallboard to fertilizer, PCC is a common component of many everyday products, materials, and industrial processes. ANI
According to a report in ENN (Environmental News Network), Carbon Sciences, founded by CEO Derek McLeish, has developed a relatively simple technology that puts the brew under pressure and temperature to create PCC (precipitated calcium carbonate). Traditionally, calcium carbonate is produced through an energy-intensive process using expensive materials such as limestone.
The ‘green carbon’ technology takes this normally exhaustive process and simplifies it, thus producing a useful, benign material while transforming carbon emissions instead of simply sequestering it.
Carbon neutral operations don’t release any additional CO ² into the atmosphere, nor do they reduce CO ² levels either. When applying green carbon technology to a carbon neutral process, say an ethanol plant, that process actually reduces the amount of CO ² , thus making it carbon negative. Not only is Green Carbon a method for removal and transformation (as opposed to storage) of CO ² , McLeish contends that the technology can produce PCC at a lower cost than traditional processes and also points out that as carbon credit markets come online, users will automatically realize additional cost reductions when the CO ² consumed in green carbon is sold as carbon credits.
From paper to plastic, wallboard to fertilizer, PCC is a common component of many everyday products, materials, and industrial processes. ANI
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