Sustainable Product Solutions
Green Hydrogen
Renewable Methanol
Renewable Methanol
Hydrogen is energy. It is the molecule in all the fuels we use today and those we will rely upon tomorrow. Only recently have technologies and markets evolved to make sustainably produced hydrogen price-competitive with hydrogen produced from petroleum, natural gas and coal.
Carbon Sink will develop large-scale green hydrogen production for regional use and for eMeOH production.
Renewable Methanol
Renewable Methanol
Renewable Methanol
Produced from captured CO2 from the ethanol fermentation process, Carbon Sink eMethanol will be made from carbon from the atmosphere and renewably produced hydrogen, making it carbon neutral. When used as a fuel in shipping, rail, or automobiles, it will help avoid CO2 emissions from fossil fuels on a 1:1 BTU basis.
Methanol is liquid and
Produced from captured CO2 from the ethanol fermentation process, Carbon Sink eMethanol will be made from carbon from the atmosphere and renewably produced hydrogen, making it carbon neutral. When used as a fuel in shipping, rail, or automobiles, it will help avoid CO2 emissions from fossil fuels on a 1:1 BTU basis.
Methanol is liquid and "hydrogen-dense", containing 4 hydrogen, 1 oxygen and 1 carbon molecules. As such it is an ideal "hydrogen carrier".
Oxygen
Renewable Methanol
Oxygen
A byproduct of our processes, Carbon Sink platform plants will produce commercial volumes of oxygen for sale into the medical and industrial markets.
Because it is made using renewable energy, our oxygen will have a lower carbon lifecycle than the conventionally produced version, allowing our customers to reduce their own carbon footprints.
eFuels & Carbon-Negative Chemicals and Materials
Hydrogen & Direct-Methanol Fuel Cells
Plastics & Chemicals ($580billion/year)
Hydrogen & Direct-Methanol Fuel Cells
Methanol is one of the most efficient "hydrogen carriers", with a volumetric energy density an order of magnitude greater than even highly compressed hydrogen, about two times greater than liquid hydrogen and 2.6 times higher than Lithium-ion batteries.
What this means is that methanol, particularly carbon neutral eMethanol, will be an imp
Methanol is one of the most efficient "hydrogen carriers", with a volumetric energy density an order of magnitude greater than even highly compressed hydrogen, about two times greater than liquid hydrogen and 2.6 times higher than Lithium-ion batteries.
What this means is that methanol, particularly carbon neutral eMethanol, will be an important piece of the growing hydrogen fuel cell market. Fuel cells can replace internal combusintion engines in cars, busses, trucks, ferries, tugboats, cruise liners, and cargo ships.
Of course because fuel cells produce electricity they can also function as power generators or energy storage systems. Carbon Sink's eMethanol can make them a sustainable option.
Carbon-Neutral Fuels
Plastics & Chemicals ($580billion/year)
Hydrogen & Direct-Methanol Fuel Cells
Oil and gas revenue is projected to be $2.1 trillion in 2021, according to IBISWorld, a business intelligence firm. While a portion of that production goes to the chemical sector, most is used in transportation and electric power production.
eMethanol from Carbon Sink can serve as a carbon-neutral, clean-burning substitute in segments of
Oil and gas revenue is projected to be $2.1 trillion in 2021, according to IBISWorld, a business intelligence firm. While a portion of that production goes to the chemical sector, most is used in transportation and electric power production.
eMethanol from Carbon Sink can serve as a carbon-neutral, clean-burning substitute in segments of the transportation sectors, including maritime ($120b/yr market) and inland waterway shipping, rail, even over-the-road trucking. Many of the largest players in these industries are already adapting their fleets in anticipation of greater supplies of renewable methanol becoming available.
In Europe, the United Kingdom, China and other markets it can be blended with gasoline to make fuels burn cleaner and to cut carbon emissions. Credits are already available through the EU ETS for blending renewable and eMethanol with gasoline or for use in duel-fuel ferries and ships.
Plastics & Chemicals ($580billion/year)
Plastics & Chemicals ($580billion/year)
Plastics & Chemicals ($580billion/year)
Imagine a time when consumption is part of the climate solution!
When carbon is harvested from the the atmosphere through the growing of energy crops like corn, and then converted into plastics and other materials, that carbon is sequestered. If it is used in building materials like plywood, PVC pipe, coatings and other "long-lived" produc
Imagine a time when consumption is part of the climate solution!
When carbon is harvested from the the atmosphere through the growing of energy crops like corn, and then converted into plastics and other materials, that carbon is sequestered. If it is used in building materials like plywood, PVC pipe, coatings and other "long-lived" products, it can be sequestered for decades or even centuries.
Even shorter lifecycle products like packaging, synthetic-fiber clothing, computer parts and canoes and kayaks can be made from polymers derived from eMethanol. And because it is molecularly the same as conventional methanol it can be recycled in the same way and at the same facilities. So that carbon molecule captured from the atmosphere at a Carbon Sink plant can become part of the growing circular economy, making products we consume every day part of the sustainable materials ecosystem that becomes part of the solution rather than part of the problem!
Looking Toward to the Future
Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Technologies are emerging to convert both methanol and
ethanol to jet fuel. As Carbon Sink grows more and more platform projects, we will be well positioned to develop a pathway for use of our out-put ethanol for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) production
This can expand the value of the host ethanol plant by creating low-carbon solutions for a new market...@Scale
Renewable Gasoline
Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Sustainable Aviation Fuel
ExxonMobil and Haldor Topsøe have developed and deployed systems that upgrade methanol to gasoline.
Because eMethanol from the Carbon Sink process is molecularly identical to conventional methanol, it too can be upgraded to gasoline, which could qualify for sale in into California's and other states' low-carbon fuels programs as renewable gasoline.
Methanol and eMethanol
Methanol is one of the most widely used chemicals in the world, with more than 90 million tonnes traded each year at a value of more than $25 billion. The Methanol Institute describe it this way:
Methanol is a clear liquid chemical used in thousands of everyday products, including plastics, paints, cosmetics and fuels. Methanol is also an energy resource used in the marine, automotive, and electricity sectors, and an emerging renewable energy resource.
Methanol (CH3OH) is water soluble and readily biodegradable, comprising of four parts hydrogen, one-part oxygen and one-part carbon, and is the simplest member of a group of organic chemicals called alcohols. Methanol is a clean-burning, biodegradable fuel. Increasingly, methanol’s environmental and economic advantages are making it an attractive alternative fuel for powering vehicles and ships, cooking food and heating homes.
Methanol is the simplest form of alcohol and a building block molecule for more than 5,000 products
To Learn More About Methanol
From the Methanol Institute
Methanol is a highly versatile product that finds itself in many ubiquitous household products, essential components for cars, and the production of other valuable chemicals. Methanol’s versatility lies in its ability to be produced from different feedstocks – from natural gas, waste, and captured CO2 combined with green hydrogen. Increasingly, methanol is considered a clean and sustainable fuel rather than just a petrochemical. Its inherent clean-burning properties produce lower emissions (while improving fuel efficiency) upon land/marine vehicle combustion. When made from renewable feedstocks like captured CO2 or waste, methanol becomes a net carbon-neutral fuel aligned with climate change policies to lower greenhouse gas emissions.