This will be installed in Blue Planet’s pilot plant, which is being constructed in Pittsburg, California, USA, and will capture emissions from an adjacent natural gas-fired power plant. Sulzer Chemtech, the leader in separation and mixing technology, is developing an efficient and effective carbon capture unit that will be a key enabler in Blue Planet’s process. With this process the CO2 footprint of cement in the concrete is more than off-set. Aggregates in concrete are bound together by cement, a significant contributor to global CO2 emissions (7% as per the International Energy Agency). Aggregate is the main component of concrete (70 – 90%) and the most used building material worldwide. The system mineralizes the CO2 to form highly sustainable synthetic limestone aggregates by permanently sequestering the CO2 in a solid form to be incorporated in concrete. These include power, steel, cement, refining, direct air capture and other CO2 emitting industries. US-based company Blue Planet is developing a profitable and sustainable CCUS system that captures CO2 from a variety of emission sources. Sulzer is enabling the further development and optimization of Blue Planet’s innovative carbon mineralization process for CCUS solutions. Sulzer and Blue Planet announce partnership to reduce CO2 emissions
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