David Heldebrant, Jothi Kothanderman, Yuan Jiang, and Rob Dagle lead the Integrated Carbon Capture and Conversion Seminar on March 10.
(Original photographs by Andrea Starr, composite image by Melanie Hess-Robinson | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
The need for technology that can capture, remove, and repurpose carbon dioxide (CO2) grows stronger with every CO2 molecule that reaches the Earth’s atmosphere.
To meet that need, scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have reached a new milestone in efforts to make carbon capture more affordable for industry deployment. Using PNNL-developed solvents, this system efficiently captures CO2 and with renewable hydrogen converts it into one of the world’s most widely used chemicals—methanol—in one continuous flow.
This technical overview of PNNL’s patented carbon capture and conversion system was presented on March 10, 2023, by Laboratory Fellow David Heldebrant with researchers Rob Dagle, Yuan Jiang, and Jothi Kothandaraman.
The seminar was presented by the Carbon Management and Fossil Energy Market Sector and the Technology Deployment and Outreach Office at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. For more information, contact carbon@pnnl.gov.
If you are interested in providing feedback on the licensing and commercialization plan for these technologies, please contact Sara Hunt at sara.hunt@pnnl.gov.