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Energy Efficient Propylene-Propane Separation
Trialing of membrane technology that reduces energy and emissions intensity of light olefins used to support the production of polymers, plastics, and other products. The project will build out two commercial facilities in Alberta and Ontario.
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Carbon Reforming to Economic Additives for Transitioning into Emission-less era
The key objective of the CREATE project is to accelerate the development and commercialization of new carbon capture and utilization technology developed by a spin-off company, Carbonova Corp. (“Carbonova”), of the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. The technology converts waste heat and industrial CO2 streams into valuable products based on carbon nanofibers and will…
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High-Value Synthetic Chemicals and Gasoline Drop-In Liquid Fuels from Canada’s CO2 and Flare Gas Emissions
Based on over a decade of research from NASA, the DOE and a number of industrial projects, Pioneer has developed a process to create butanol from greenhouse gases. Butanol is an attractive alternative fuel substitute that also has many other applications. This innovative process also addresses key production issues facing other alternative fuels, including development…
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Converting carbon dioxide into chemicals and fuels using clean, domestic sources of energy in Alberta
With the ability to create valuable organic chemicals from CO2 emissions using renewable energy sources, Liquid Light’s process provides an attractive alternative revenue source for CO2 emitting industries. Offered as a licensable technology, industries could potentially produce more than 60 different organic chemicals that contribute to producing consumer goods like water bottles or materials like…
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CO2 Conversion to Methanol through Bi-reforming
With funding from ERA, the University of California Riverside (UCR) created an innovative catalyst to be used in the conversion of CO2 and Methane (CH4) to produce methanol—a valuable fuel and intermediary chemical. This catalyst makes improvements on catalysts currently available, but still can be adopted for use by conventional processes currently in operation. This…
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Field-Deployment of a Carbon Dioxide Transformation System Powered by Sunlight
McGill University, with its commercialization partner Lumenfab, is developing a novel technology that has the potential to create high quality fuels from CO2 emissions and wastewater by using just solar power. The team, which also includes representatives from the University of Alberta, McMaster University and Hydro Quebec, will build and field test a high efficiency…
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Methanol+: Methanol from Carbon Dioxide and Green Hydrogen
Innovating in two major areas, Quantiam Technologies developed Methanol+ to combine hydrogen and CO2 to produce methanol. The first innovation comes from a catalyst database that helps increase efficiency gains, while the second innovation is the generation of hydrogen with environmentally sustainable methods. This process delivers a high-value chemical with a large market and a…
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Chemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide via Solar-Powered Artificial Photosynthesis
The CO2 transformation system designed by McGill University represents a completely new approach to carbon capture. The project uses techniques similar to natural photosynthesis occurring in nature. Using direct sunlight, a technology that was developed for solid-state LED lighting converts CO2 and non-potable water into commercially valuable chemicals, including methane (CH4), hydrogen (H2), oxygen (O2),…
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Integration of advanced hybrid inorganic membranes for carbon dioxide conversion
Using a small robust catalytic converter, Robert Gordon University (RGU) created a process that uses CO2 directly from flue gas at coal and natural gas power stations, or oil sands upgrader plants, to create a variety of commercially important intermediary and feedstock chemicals. The technology could be deployable and scalable, making it useful for a…
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Novel Internal Dry Reforming Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology for CO2 Utilization
In a unique approach, the University of Alberta (U of A) developed a fuel cell that can combine natural gas, CO2 and air to produce carbon monoxide (CO), water and electricity. Where traditional conversion methods consume energy, this reaction creates it. It also creates water and CO, an important and profitable commercial chemical. Using the…
