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Special Report

From carbon-negative diamonds to CO -based fuels
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for transport – Smart innovations replace fossil-based

products

arbon Capture and Utilisation cals Conference 2024 has announced the world’s most used organic chemi-
(CCU) represents a large set of six nominees for the innovation award cal, fi nding application in key everyday
Ctechnologies aiming at creating “Best CO -Utilisation 2024.” This products such as textile fi bres, plastics,
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a circular carbon economy. It involves year’s nominees prove that CO inno and construction materials.
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capturing carbon from fl ue gas or vations can be used to produce sus-
directly from the air, converting it into tainable textile fi bres and plastics, GIG Karasek – ECO Cell – Pioneer-
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renewable fuels, chemicals, and mate- carbon-negative diamonds, as well as ing Modular Syngas Production –
rials, and ultimately substituting fossil sustainable aviation fuels and building (Austria)
carbon. Recognised by The Inter- materials. They will have the chance ECO Cell (https://www.gigkarasek.
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governmental Panel on Climate Change to present their CO innovation to a com/en/) is a cutting-edge, modular
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(IPCC) as a key contributor in climate broad international expert audience at plant for producing syngas through
mitigation for hard-to-abate sectors, Maternushaus, Cologne (Germany) and low-temperature electrochemical con-
CCU is an essential solution to reduce online on April 17. version of CO . This innovative tech-
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emissions where none or few alter nology platform effi ciently converts
natives exist. D-CRBN – Plasma-based CO CO into valuable chemicals and fuels,
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Conversion (Belgium) promoting a circular economy. Its
According to a recent expert vision D-CRBN (https://d-crbn.com) is a modular design ensures scalability and
scenario on the contribution of CCU to- three-year-old CCU spin-off from the adaptability to various industrial appli-
wards climate neutrality in Europe, the University of Antwerp. The company cations, offering a sustainable and cost-
EU will be able to capture at least 320-mt has established a proprietary modular effective solution for CO emission
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of CO mainly from biogenic, atmo- and scalable plasma technology capable challenges.
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spheric, and process emission sources of splitting the CO molecule into CO,
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by 2050, more than half of which will all in a fully electrifi ed, gaseous phase, The Sky Mining Company – Skydia-
be used to substitute fossil resources. without solvents or catalysts. The mond – (UK)
Of the 173-mt of CO utilised, 50% CO is then turned into added-value Skydiamond (https://skydiamond.com),
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will be used to produce CO -based chemicals, such as e-fuels, organic acids, the world’s first carbon-negative
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fuels mainly for aviation and maritime polymers, etc. that are used as feed- diamond, is mined from the sky. The
transport, and 43% for the production stocks for the chemical, petrochemical, Sky Mining Company created an alter-
of chemicals. maritime, and metallurgical industries native to the destructive act of land
among others. mining. Skydiamonds are planet-posi-
The CO -based Fuels and Chemi- tive, certifi ed, and chemically identical
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cals Conference has developed into a Dioxycle – Ethylene Producing Electro- to the timeless diamonds. This carbon-
unique meeting and networking place lyser – (France) capture innovation is a patented and be-
for the entire CCU and Power-to-X Dioxycle (http://dioxycle.com) spoke biological process operating out
industry and its customers. This year’s is pioneering a breakthrough carbon of the English countryside using only
edition will take place from April 17-18, electrolysis technology that converts four ingredients; rainwater, solar and
in Cologne, Germany as a hybrid industrial emissions into sustainable wind power and of course, atmospheric
event. Just like in previous years, this ethylene using just renewable electri- carbon, making these the most sustain-
event will be showcasing the latest and city and water. As a result, Dioxycle can able diamonds in the world.
most important developments in the produce carbon-neutral ethylene cost
fast-growing fi eld of CCU with plenty competitively with the fossil pathway, Twelve – E-Jet – (US)
of opportunities to network. providing an economically attractive E-Jet® fuel, Twelve’s (https://www.
pathway todefossilise many industrial twelve.co) sustainable aviation fuel
The CO -based Fuels and Chemi- and commercial sectors. Ethylene is (SAF) made from CO , is produced
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