Our Technology

Our patented technology upcycles local, low-value industrial
byproducts into high-performance cementitious materials to
reduce the carbon footprint of cement and concrete.
Our patented technology upcycles local, low-value industrial byproducts into high performance cementitious materials to reduce the carbon footprint of cement and concrete.
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Carbon Utilization

Can utilize CO2 from a variety of
industrial sources and purity levels to
upcycle materials into valuable SCMs.

Readily Deployable

Technology is a proven industrial
solution with several projects
underway in multiple countries.

Scalable Impact

A solution that scales alongside your
operation to mineralize CO2, upcycle industrial byproducts, and develop a circular economy.

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Carbon Utilization

Can utilize CO2 from a variety of industrial sources and purity levels to upcycle materials into valuable SCMs.

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Readily Deployable

Technology is a proven industrial solution with several projects underway in multiple countries.

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Scalable Impact

A solution that scales alongside your operation to mineralize CO2, upcycle industrial byproducts, and develop a circular economy.

Technology Highlights

Low-Energy

Minimal Downtime

Familiar Equipment

Automated Monitoring

The all-electric system requires minimal power when compared to an average cement plant.

Simple integration allows for installation during regularly scheduled plant shut-downs.

Comprised of known components, it is designed for seamless operation and maintenance.

Leverages current industry-standard automation, integrating into control systems.

Low-Energy

The all-electric system requires minimal power when compared to an average cement plant.

Minimal Downtime

Simple integration allows for installation during regularly scheduled plant shut-downs.

Familiar Equipment

Comprised of known components, it is designed for seamless operation and maintenance.

Automated Monitoring

Leverages current industry-standard automation, integrating into control systems.

Our Process

How it Works

Size Optimization

Material is fed through our system and ground into fine particles, optimizing its surface area and particle size.

Carbonation

Flue gas from the facility is combined with the fine particles initiating a chemical reaction – mineralizing the CO2 into the material.

Cementitious Material

The final product is a cement replacement, known as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM). The material demonstrates cement-like properties resulting in improved strength and durability for concrete.

Circularity

Feedstock Evaluation

Over 40+ industrial byproducts have been validated through our technology. Our feedstock evaluation program involves collaborating with industry operators, researchers, and partners to identify feedstocks nearby commercial hubs, like natural pozzolans or fly ash, or industrial byproducts that would have been landfilled, like mine tailings or steel slag, and assess the material's potential. 

Every material has different chemical compositions that determine its ability for CO2 mineralization and performance improvements for cement and concrete. We perform testing to ensure materials can perform well in our reactor and create a low-carbon cementitious product that meets industry standards.

Circularity

Feedstock Evaluation

Over 40+ industrial byproducts have been validated through our technology. Our feedstock evaluation program involves collaborating with industry operators, researchers, and partners to identify feedstocks nearby commercial hubs, like natural pozzolans or fly ash, or industrial byproducts that would have been landfilled, like mine tailings or steel slag, and assess the material's potential. 

Every material has different chemical compositions that determine its ability for CO2 mineralization and performance improvements for cement and concrete. We perform testing to ensure materials can perform well in our reactor and create a low-carbon cementitious product that meets industry standards.

At the Cement Plant

CUT technology ties into the cement kiln flue stack utilizing CO2 within the flue gas – no concentration or cooling is required.

Material processed through our technology  is fed directly back into the cement plant's material handling for efficiency.

At the Feedstock Location

Technology ties into an onsite flue stack or other CO2  source combining the CO2 directly with the feedstock material.

The material is then transported and sold to an offtake partner like a nearby cement plant or concrete provider.

At the Cement Plant

CUT technology ties into the cement kiln flue stack utilizing CO2 within the flue gas – no concentration or cooling is required.

Material processed through our technology  is fed directly back into the cement plant's material handling for efficiency.

At the Feedstock Location

Technology ties into an onsite flue stack or other CO2  source combining the CO2 directly with the feedstock material.

The material is then transported and sold to an offtake partner like a nearby cement plant or concrete provider.

Impact

Scaled to Meet Your Needs

Continuous Reactor - 2023

Capacity: 17,000 tonnes / yr

Alpha - 2015

Capacity: <250 g / yr

Beta - 2016

Capacity: 1kg / yr

Gamma - 2017

Capacity: 60kg / yr

Delta - 2017

Capacity: 1.7t / yr

Zeta - 2018

Capacity: 900t / yr

Eta - 2021

Capacity: 6000t / yr

Pilot

Pilot Scale-up

Commercial

Industrial Scale-up

As part of our early scale-up and participation in the Carbon XPrize, we operated at the Alberta Carbon Conversion Technology Centre (ACCTC) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Since our inception in 2014, we have scaled our technology’s processing capacity from 2 grams to 20 tonnes.

We have developed a viable technology scale up plan to meet the production needs of our industrial partners. We anticipate to deploy our first 125,000 tonnes per year project by 2026.

Pilot

Pilot Scale-up

As part of our early scale-up and participation in the Carbon XPrize, we operated at the Alberta Carbon Conversion Technology Centre (ACCTC) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Since our inception in 2014, we have scaled our technology’s processing capacity from 2 grams to 20 tonnes.

Commercial

Industrial Scale-up

We have developed a viable technology scale up plan to meet the production needs of our industrial partners. We anticipate to deploy our first 125,000 Tonne per year project by 2026.

Projects

Cemex Rugby Cement Plant

Cement Plant Integration

Ash Grove Mississauga Cement Plant

Cement Plant Integration

Alberta Fly Ash Reclamation

Feedstock Beneficiation

Projects

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materials into low-carbon solutions!
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