Izinto ezintsha ezenziwe yinkampani yezobuchwepheshe bemozulu ziguqula ikharbon diokside kunye namanzi zibe ziimolekyuli zeqonga ezizinzileyo ezisetyenziselwa ezolimo, amandla kunye nothutho.
RICHLAND, eWash., ngoNovemba 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — I-OCOchem, inkampani eqalayo yokuguqula ikhabhoni, ifumene inkxaso-mali ye-5 yezigidi zeerandi kubatyali-mali abaphambili. I-INPEX Corp. nayo ithathe inxaxheba kulo mjikelo. (IPXHF.NaE), i-LCY Lee Family Office kunye ne-MIH Capital Management. Abatyali-mali bajoyina iHalliburton Labs, i-accelerator yamandla kunye neteknoloji yemozulu yaseHalliburton (NYSE: HAL), exhasa ukwandiswa kwe-OCOchem ukususela ngo-2021.
Isebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bayo obukhethekileyo, inkampani eseRichland, eWashington ithengisa indlela entsha yokuguqula i-carbon dioxide (CO2) ephinde yasetyenziswa, amanzi kunye nombane ococekileyo nge-electrochemically ibe yi-formic acid kunye neefomathi, ngaloo ndlela idala iimolekyuli zeqonga ezingathathi cala zekhabhoni. Uluhlu olubanzi lweekhemikhali ezibalulekileyo, izixhobo kunye namafutha enziwe ngokwesiko kwiihydrocarbons ezisekelwe kwi-fossil fuel ngoku zinokwenziwa ngendlela ezinzileyo nengabizi kakhulu kusetyenziswa le molekyuli yokwakha.
I-OCOchem iza kusebenzisa imali esanda kuqokelelwa ukwandisa iteknoloji yayo yokuguqula ikhabhoni ngokwemodyuli ukuya kwinqanaba lemizi-mveliso kwaye iseke isityalo sovavanyo semisebenzi yokubonisa urhwebo. Abavelisi bemizi-mveliso, amandla kunye nezolimo banokuthenga i-formic acid kunye neetyuwa ze-formate eziveliswa kusetyenziswa iteknoloji ye-OCOchem yokunciphisa ubukhali bekhabhoni kwiimveliso zemihla ngemihla, ukusuka ekutyeni nakwifayibha ukuya kwipetroli nakwisichumisi, ngexabiso elifanayo okanye eliphantsi kuneemveliso ezifanayo ezenziwe ngeekhemikhali zepetrochemicals.
“Sisebenzisa iteknoloji ye-OCOchem kunye nombane ococekileyo, ngoku singenza oko kwenziwe zizityalo nemithi kangangeebhiliyoni zeminyaka – sisebenzisa amandla acocekileyo ukuguqula i-carbon dioxide kunye namanzi abe ziimolekyuli zendalo eziluncedo. Kodwa ngokungafaniyo ne-photosynthesis, singahamba ngokukhawuleza, sisebenzise umhlaba omninzi.” “Ngokusebenza kakuhle nangexabiso eliphantsi,” utshilo umseki kunye ne-CEO ye-OCOchem uTodd Brix.
UJoshua Fitoussi, iQela eliLawulayo le-TO VC, uthe: “Siyavuya kuba i-electrochemistry ingenisa indlela entsha yoshishino njengoko iindleko zamandla avuselelekayo ziqhubeka nokuhla. Ekugqibeleni, singadala uqoqosho lwekhabhoni olujikelezayo, apho i-CO2 ephinda isetyenziswe iba yimveliso enokuveliswa ngokulula kwaye ibe yeyona feedstock ingabizi kakhulu yeekhemikhali ezingenakubalwa ezibalulekileyo kuqoqosho lwehlabathi. I-OCOchem iphambili kolu tshintsho, ichaza ngokutsha indlela i-CO2 ejongwa ngayo kwaye ivelisa iimveliso ezibalulekileyo kuyo. Njengemveliso yokuqala, i-green formic acid yimolekyuli enomdla kakhulu kuba inezicelo ezininzi kwiimarike zezolimo nezemizi-mveliso ezikhoyo, kunye nakwiimarike zexesha elizayo zokugcina kunye nezothutho ze-CO2 kunye ne-hydrogen. I-TO VC inebhongo lokusebenzisana ne-OCOchem ukufezekisa umsebenzi wayo wokubeka amafutha efosili emhlabeni abe yinyani.”
Ukongeza ekutyaleni imali kule nkampani, i-INPEX, inkampani enkulu yophando lweoyile negesi eJapan, isebenzisana ne-OCOchem ukuvavanya amathuba entsebenziswano kusetyenziswa ubuchwepheshe benkampani ukuthutha i-carbon dioxide kunye ne-hydrogen ecocekileyo.
“Ngokusebenzisa amandla avuselelekayo, iteknoloji ye-OCOChem iguqula amanzi kunye ne-carbon dioxide ibe yi-formic acid, ezinzileyo phantsi kweemeko zendalo. I-formic acid ingaguqulwa ibe ziinxalenye ze-carbon kunye ne-hydrogen eziluncedo ngokufakwa kwamandla amancinci. Oku kubalulekile kuba ihlabathi lingasebenzisa iziseko zokusasazwa kolwelo ezikhoyo kwihlabathi liphela ukuthutha i-carbon dioxide kunye ne-hydrogen njengolwelo oludityaniswe ngeekhemikhali kumaqondo obushushu kunye noxinzelelo, nto leyo ebonelela ngendlela ekhuselekileyo nengabizi kakhulu,” utshilo i-CEO ye-New Business Development uShigeru. Thode wase-INPEX.
UBrix uthi i-OCOchem ayiguquli nje kuphela ikhabhoni diokside ibe yinto eluncedo, kodwa ikwanciphisa iindleko ezongezelelweyo zamandla kunye nokukhutshwa kwegesi okunxulunyaniswa nokukhupha ikhabhoni yefosili emhlabeni, ukuyithutha imigama emide kunye nokuyicubungula kumaqondo obushushu aphezulu kunye noxinzelelo. “Kwizicelo zethu ezijoliswe kuzo, ukutshintsha ikhabhoni yefosili njengesixhobo sokutya ngekhabhoni evuselelekayo kunokunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwekhabhoni yehlabathi ngaphezulu kwe-10% kwaye kwenze ukuveliswa kweekhemikhali ezibalulekileyo, amafutha kunye nezinto ezisetyenziswayo kube lula kakhulu. Phantse zonke iimveliso eziveliswayo, ezisetyenziswayo okanye ezisetyenzisiweyo zixhomekeke kwikhabhoni. Ilungile. Ingxaki ayisiyokhabhoni, kodwa yikhabhoni ekhutshwe kwi-geosphere, ephazamisa ibhalansi yekhabhoni kumoya-moya woMhlaba, iilwandle kunye nomhlaba. Ngokukhupha ikhabhoni emoyeni kunye nokubamba ukukhutshwa kwegesi, sinokudala uqoqosho lwekhabhoni olujikelezayo olunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwegesi ngelixa sivelisa iimveliso ezisekwe kwikhabhoni ezifunekayo kwihlabathi lethu ukuze liphumelele.”
UBrix uthe inkxaso evela kwiqela lehlabathi elihlukeneyo labatyali-mali kunye namaqabane kukuxhasa ngamandla ukusetyenziswa ngokubanzi kwetekhnoloji ye-OCOchem kwizisombululo zokususa iicarbonization kumacandelo amaninzi emizi-mveliso, amandla kunye nezolimo. “Injongo yethu kukwenza ihlabathi lamkele itekhnoloji yethu kungekuphela nje kuba inobuhlobo nokusingqongileyo, kodwa nokuba ikwayindlela ekhuselekileyo, enempilo kwaye efikelelekayo. Le nkxaso-mali isivumela ukuba sakhe iqela lethu, sandise itekhnoloji yethu kwaye sandise ubudlelwane bethu ukuze sinike amashishini amaninzi iindlela ezicocekileyo nezingabizi kakhulu zokunciphisa ukukhutshwa komoya.”
Itekhnoloji entsha ye-OCOchem inceda ekususeni i-carbon kwihlabathi ngokuvelisa iimveliso kusetyenziswa i-carbon ephinde yabanjwa kunye namanzi endaweni yamafutha efosili akhutshiweyo njengomthombo we-carbon kunye ne-hydrogen. Isityalo sokuguqula i-carbon esiguquguqukayo senkampani, esibizwa ngokuba yi-OCOchem Carbon FluX electrolyser, sinokwakhiwa kwaye sisetyenziswe nakweyiphi na indlela.
I-OCOchem yinkampani entsha yezobuchwepheshe obucocekileyo ethengisa ubuchwepheshe bayo obunelungelo lobunikazi bokuguqula i-carbon dioxide namanzi nge-electrochemicals zibe ziimolekyuli ezizinzileyo ezinokusetyenziselwa ukuvelisa ezinye iikhemikhali ezicocekileyo nezingabizi kakhulu, kuquka i-hydrogen ecocekileyo nesasazwayo. I-OCOchem yavulwa ngasekupheleni kuka-2020 kwaye isebenza ngophando lwayo oluphambili kunye nemisebenzi yophuhliso lwelebhu kunye nokuvelisa eRichland, eWashington. Kunyaka ophelileyo inkampani yakha i-electrolyser enkulu ye-carbon dioxide kwihlabathi. Ukuze ufumane ulwazi oluthe kratya, ndwendwela i-www.ocochem.com.
I-TO VC ixhasa amaqela abalulekileyo asombulula iingxaki ezibaluleke kakhulu kwihlabathi. I-TO VC sisicwangciso sokuqala sokususa iicarbonization esityala imali kwiinkampani zobuchwepheshe bemozulu kwiinkqubo zokutya, iinkqubo zamandla kunye nokususwa kwekhabhoni. Amaqabane aLawulayo e-TO VC u-Arie Mimran noJoshua Fitoussi bakholelwa ukuba ezi zezona ndawo zinamandla kakhulu zokuvelisa izinto ezintsha ukuze kufezekiswe ukukhutshwa kwegesi ezingcolisa umoya ngo-2050 kwaye kubuyiselwe ulungelelwano phakathi kwempilo yoluntu neyeplanethi. I-TO VC ikholelwa ukuba iinkampani ezinkulu zexesha elizayo ziya kuba ziinkampani zemozulu, kwaye iinkampani ezinomtsalane namhlanje zezo zinomsebenzi wokusombulula utshintsho lwemozulu. Ukuze ufumane ulwazi oluthe kratya, ndwendwela i-.vc.
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