CO2
for commercial use is mostly created chemically. In lots of
applications, the CO2
required
could
be obtained locally by low cost carbon capture from
CO2
emitters
Description
Shortly, it will become possible to economically capture CO2
from low volume CO2 emitters and from the atmosphere.
The purpose of this plan is to develop Carbon Capture Use and Storage
(CCUSlocal)
units which can capture
CO2 from local emitters
and to distribute this CO2 to local users. With the
CCUSlocal
units, it may also be possible to recover the CO2 from
some of these users and recycle it. The CO2
captured may also be sequestered.
Benefits of CCUSlocal
- Reduce the amount of CO2 manufactured to meet commercial use
- Reduce the carbon footprint of the CO2 distribution network
- Reduce the number of strong heavy metal CO2 storage tanks required for distribution
- Many small emissions of CO2 being captured for use and sequestration
- Possible to extract CO2 from the atmosphere.
- Applicable wherever CO2 is produced or used globally
Plan
Initially procure the rights to set up a factory to manufacture Small
Scale Carbon Capture units to produce bottled CO2 then
set up franchises for local collection and delivery services across
the UK then elsewhere in the world.
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There are also specific applications with their own requirements for
a complete system. Units for these applications would be developed
and sold through franchises specific to that market.
There are also a wider range of applications involving cooperation
with other manufacturers. These are being investigated.
Some of the local uses of CO2
Paint Ball Guns
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Air Pistols
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Beer and soft drink carbonation
and dispensing in bars and restaurants
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Welding
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Food preservation
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Fire Extinguishers
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Aquariums
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Horticulture
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Hydroponics
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Soda Syphons
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Carbonated Water Taps
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Dry Ice Production
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Soil Improvement
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Concrete Production
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Some Small Scale CO2 Emitters
Gas/Biofuel heaters/boilers in
large buildings
Brewers and distillers
Wine making
Bars/Restaurants/Clubs
Features of the CCUSlocal
unit
To succeed in this market place,
the characteristics of the CO2
capture unit must include:-
- Be small to medium sized but can be grouped to scale up to larger units
- Require no external equipment other that a pump to remove the pure CO2
- Require little routine maintenance
- Produce CO2 of high purity > 99%
- Be able to produce CO2 of food use purity
- Have versions that work with different temperatures of feedstock
- Produce CO2 at a competitive price
It
would also be useful to have versions which:-
- Will extract CO2 from CH4 streams
- Will extract CH4 from air streams
Such
a technology is under development. It will be necessary to obtain
licences to use this
technology.
Future Developments
Tie up with a
company
producing activated carbon from coconut shells, coffee grounds etc.
This produces
CO2
and Activated Carbon that can be used to store methane.
The CO2
separation system
may be modified to separate methane (CH4)
from an air stream creating a valuable resource from animal sheds.
The separation
system also
be modified to separate CO2
from a mainly CH4
stream ( anaerobic digesters ) thus increasing its value.
Integrating CO2
use and CO2
recovery in bars to reduce drink delivery and ventilation costs
Initial Needs
Someone to take over, organise and
finance this project. Owing to my
advanced age, I am not in a
position to take the lead in this operation.
Seed funding for “Proof of
Concept”. Initially this
involves
liaison with the developer on the practicalities of the technology.
Promise of support to convince the
developer that we are serious and can afford a license.
Once a license is obtained, must
quickly build up production capacity, marketing, publicity and
franchising effort.
Note that the separation
technology can be scaled up for high volume applications.
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