Simulation and Scale-up for Integration of Chockstone Carbon Capture DAC Technology into Industry

Carbon capture is an important emerging technology for industries which must decarbonize before 2050. One promising subset of this technology is direct air capture (DAC). This technology intakes air from the atmosphere and removes CO2, presenting the possibility of a truly carbon negative process. While this technology boasts great opportunities, they can be expensive and energy intensive processes. However, Chockstone has developed a sorbent material which has excellent applicability to DAC processes. At this stage Chockstone’s process is still in early development and requires further work so that the technology can be scaled-up for commercialization. Chockstone currently focuses on research and development of their technology to determine the optimal method of commercialization. This includes researching and developing scaled-up models of their technology and determining effective uses and potential collaboration for their captured CO2. This internship can provide Chockstone, and potential commercial collaborators, with the environmental and economic implications of this process at an industrial scale. This information can serve to provide a path forward for the technology, as well as what considerations are important when looking at the scale-up of the process.

Faculty Supervisor:

Naoko Ellis

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Partner:

Chockstone Carbon Capture

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of British Columbia

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