Carbon capture for food and health care, Texas company turns emissions into valuable products
Carbon Free’s second-generation technology, known as SkyCycle, is the only method that can do both, according to Joe Jones, the chemist who invented the processes and is chief technology officer. SkyCycle can turn captured carbon into limestone blocks to refill old quarries or purify it into precipitated calcium carbonate, a specialty chemical that sells for more than $800 a ton.
A simple explanation for a patented chemical process is that SkyMine uses road salt to turn carbon dioxide into baking soda and three other chemicals with industrial uses. SkyCycle, which took 12 years longer to develop, uses magnesium and calcium to capture the carbon and produce precipitated calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid.The real competitive advantage, though, is the $8 billion market for precipitated calcium carbonate.
PCC is used to whiten paper, strengthen PVC pipes, make antacids more effective and improve food’s flavorToday, PCC is made by cooking limestone in a cement kiln to separate the pure calcium from the carbon dioxide stored in the rock. Companies typically release three tons of CO2 for every ton of PCC they make, creating a massive carbon footprint for their customers.The best part, Keighley said, is Carbon Free charges their customers nothing to capture their emissions.
“It’s a great combination of both doing great stuff for the planet but also running a successful, profitable chemical business,” he said.
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