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Commercial deployment of Mangrove’s technology in the Alberta oil sands
Scaling A Combined Solution for Wastewater Treatment and CO₂ Conversion Funded through round 3 of ERA’s Grand Challenge in 2020, this project aimed to demonstrate a novel system that turns salty wastewater from oil sands operations into clean water and useful chemicals. This project was a follow-on project focused on commercial deployment, and although it
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Catalytic CO2 Conversion to Industrial C1 Chemicals
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Novel Internal Dry Reforming Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology for CO2 Utilization
Reimagining Carbon Conversion Through Fuel Cell Innovation Funded through the Grand Challenge: Innovative Carbon Uses in 2014, the University of Alberta project aimed to develop a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology that transforms carbon dioxide from a climate liability into a valuable resource. At the core of the project is a novel internal dry
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Captured-CO2 Catalyst for the Production of Ethylene Oxide
Converting Carbon into Chemicals with Catalyst Innovation Funded through the Grand Challenge: Innovative Carbon Uses Round 1, the RTI International project aimed to develop a novel catalyst system that uses captured carbon dioxide (CO2) to produce ethylene oxide (EtO)—a high-value chemical used in the production of plastics, solvents and antifreeze. The project focused on designing
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A Coupled CO2 and Waste-water Treatment Process to Create High Value Gas/Oil Field Chemicals
Developing a Novel CO2 and Wastewater Conversion Technology Funded through Round 1 of ERA’s Grand Challenge: Innovative Carbon Uses, the University of British Columbia created a new technology that turns waste carbon dioxide and salty wastewater into useful chemicals and clean water for oil and gas operations. The project was funded in 2014 and successfully
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Soda Ash and Bicarbonate from a Low Energy Natural Gas Sweetening Process
Advancing CO2 Mineralization Through Gas Processing Funded through the Grand Challenge: Innovative Carbon Uses Round 1 in 2014, the New Sky Energy project aimed to demonstrate a novel, low-energy process for sweetening sour natural gas while capturing and mineralizing carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable carbonate products. The project focused on deploying New Sky’s proprietary SulfurCycle
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An innovative and highly efficient microalgae-based carbon sequestration system to reduce CO2 emission and produce valuable byproducts including biofuels in all climates
Harnessing Algae for Carbon Capture and Biofuel Production Funded through the Grand Challenge: Innovative Carbon Uses Round 1 in 2014, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science partnered with HY-TEK Bio to develop an algal-based carbon sequestration system. The project focused on deploying full-scale photobioreactors to capture carbon dioxide from industrial flue gas while
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Conversion of industrial CO2 emissions into biofuels and chemicals
Reimagining Carbon Capture with Microbes Funded through the Grand Challenge: Innovative Carbon Uses Round 1 in 2014, the OakBio project aimed to demonstrate proof-of-concept for a novel microbial process that captures carbon dioxide (CO2) from Alberta’s industrial flue gas emissions and converts it into n-butanol, a valuable chemical intermediate and biofuel. Oakbio, in partnership with
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High-Value Synthetic Chemicals and Gasoline Drop-In Liquid Fuels from Canada’s CO2 and Flare Gas Emissions
Turning Industrial Emissions into Renewable Butanol Funded through the Grand Challenge: Innovative Carbon Uses Round 1 in 2014, the Pioneer Energy project aimed to demonstrate a novel chemical process that converts greenhouse gases—specifically methane and carbon dioxide—into butanol, a high-value industrial chemical and potential drop-in transportation fuel. The project focused on developing and scaling a
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CO2 Conversion to Methanol through Bi-reforming
Transforming Greenhouse Gases into Industrial Feedstock Funded through the Grand Challenge: Innovative Carbon Uses Round 1 in 2014, the University of California Riverside project aimed to develop a novel process for converting carbon dioxide into methanol using a bi-reforming approach. At the heart of the project was an innovative catalyst based on thermally stable pyrochlore materials
