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200,000 tons of annual waste could help turn captured CO₂ into battery carbon

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200,000 tons of annual waste could help turn captured CO₂ into battery carbon

A waste treatment plant which processes nearly 200,000 US tons (175,000 metric tons) of residual waste a year could become a source of carbon for batteries and construction materials.

Located in the area of Eschbach, Germany, the site could capture CO2 from waste incineration and convert it into solid carbon for industrial use. The effort is part of a project called NECOC 2.0, which brings together researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), EEW Energy from Waste, and other partners.

The team will use liquid metal to extract carbon from CO2. They are believe that the technology could not only slash emissions and produce carbon powder, but also provide an alternative to fossil-derived carbon in industrial applications.

The project secured over USD 5.8 million (EUR 5 million) from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. “With NECOC 2.0, we are bringing a solution developed at KIT a decisive step closer to practical implementation,” Thomas Hirth, PhD, a professor and VP for Transfer and International Affairs at KIT explained.

Waste incineration plants produce CO2 while burning residual waste in order to generate electricity. These emissions include carbon from fossil-based materials and biological sources.

To address the issue, KIT’s NECOC process aims to capture the CO2 directly from the cleaned exhaust gases before it reaches the atmosphere. The captured CO2 first reacts with hydrogen to produce methane. This gas then passes through a reactor with liquid tin. There it breaks down into solid carbon and hydrogen.

The hydrogen is recycled back into the first stage, while the carbon is collected as a fine powder.


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