[ECO]Capture Carbon, Sell Calcium Carbonate Alternatives

[Eco 0]

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

Reading Time: 3 minutes

The carbon capture industry is developing commercial uses for captured emissions, including calcium carbonate alternatives for industrial use.

The carbon capture industry is expanding beyond traditional storage solutions as companies develop innovative ways to transform captured CO2 into valuable products. CarbonFree’s recent announcement of Endurocal

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

, a zero-carbon calcium carbonate alternative, represents one of several significant developments in the sector’s push to create commercial applications for captured carbon emissions.

Announced on November 18, 2024, Endurocal enters a domestic calcium carbonate market that consumes approximately 30 million metric tons annually. This calcium carbonate alternative serves multiple industries, including plastics manufacturing, paint production, and paper manufacturing. In architectural paints alone, calcium carbonate comprises 30-40 percent of product contents, controlling brightness and enhancing volume.

The economics of carbon capture products are increasingly competitive with traditional materials. Industry analysis from the Global CCS Institute indicates that carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) projects can achieve cost parity with conventional production methods when carbon prices exceed $50 per ton. Companies like Carbon Engineering and Climeworks have demonstrated that direct air capture technology, while currently more expensive than point-source capture, could reach costs below $100 per ton by 2030.

Environmental impact assessments reveal significant advantages for carbon-derived

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

. Life cycle analysis studies conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory show that mineralization-based carbon capture can achieve negative emissions of up to 0.8 tons of CO2 per ton of product. This data supports the environmental benefits of products like Endurocal, which uses CarbonFree’s proprietary SkyCycle

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

technology to intercept carbon dioxide from industrial facility stacks.

The regulatory landscape increasingly favors carbon capture technologies. The U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act allocated $12 billion to carbon capture projects. At the same time, the Inflation Reduction Act expanded the 45Q tax credit to $85 per metric ton for carbon capture and storage. Similar incentives exist in the European Union under the Innovation Fund and Canada through the Carbon Capture Investment Tax Credit.

CarbonFree’s partnership with U.S. Steel, announced in April 2024, exemplifies the industrial-scale potential of these technologies. When operational in 2027, the project will capture 50,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually, equivalent to emissions from 12,000 passenger vehicles. The installation will also eliminate approximately 150,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide through calcium carbonate alternative production.

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

Concrete is a huge market for calcium carbonate alternatives from carbon capture. Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash

Other companies are pursuing diverse innovations in the carbon capture space other than calcium carbonate alternatives. Carbon Clean’s CycloneCC technology reduces carbon capture costs by up to 50% compared to conventional methods through a modular design that requires just 1/10th of the physical footprint. The system can capture up to 200,000 metric tons of CO2 annually and can be deployed in under eight weeks, making it particularly attractive for retrofit applications in steel, cement, and refining facilities.

Carbfix in Iceland has pioneered the injection of CO2 into basalt formations for rapid mineralization, turning carbon dioxide into stone within two years. Their process dissolves CO2 in water and injects it into underground basalt formations, where it reacts with minerals to form stable carbonates. The company’s Coda Terminal project, scheduled for completion in 2026, aims to mineralize 3 million tons of CO2 annually in Iceland’s basalt reserves. The terminal will receive liquefied CO2 shipped from Northern Europe, demonstrating a viable pathway for permanent carbon storage.

See also:

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

.

Svante’s solid sorbent technology offers another approach to carbon capture, focusing on industrial applications where space constraints make traditional solutions impractical. Their technology uses structured adsorbent beds in a rotating carousel configuration to trap CO2 molecules from industrial flue gas streams. This system can capture up to 95% of carbon dioxide emissions while operating at a lower temperature than conventional systems, reducing energy requirements. Svante has partnered with Chevron and Dimensional Energy to develop commercial-scale facilities that can capture and convert CO2 into synthetic fuel products, with their first large-scale commercial plant expected to process 2,000 tons of CO2 per day.

Market demand for sustainable materials continues to grow. The International Energy Agency projects that carbon capture capacity needs to reach 1.6 billion tons annually by 2030 to align with net-zero targets. This creates opportunities for calcium carbonate alternatives and other carbon-derived products to gain market share.

In San Antonio, CarbonFree’s first-generation SkyMine facility operates alongside a cement factory, ranking among the world’s largest industrial-scale carbon mineralization operations. The company maintains active membership in several industry organizations, including the Carbon Capture Coalition, Decarb Connect, and American Iron and Steel Institute.

The advancement of carbon capture technology and its commercial applications suggests a transformation in how industries approach environmental responsibility while maintaining economic competitiveness. As more calcium carbonate alternatives and other carbon-derived products enter the market, manufacturers gain new options for reducing their carbon footprint without compromising product quality.

The post

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

appeared first on

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

.

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up