Precipitor – CO₂ Removal

CO₂ Precipitation
from the Atmosphere

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CO₂ Sequestration
in the Deep Ocean

The ocean, one of the largest carbon sinks on the planet, is losing capacity for carbon removal due to the build-up of airborne CO₂.

Precipitor removes carbon in two ways:

First

Precipitor uses wind energy to reduce sea salt to its basic elements. The key one precipitates CO₂ directly from the atmosphere.

Second

On the ocean, acidity is reduced, helping to restore carbon removal capacity and improve the environment for marine life.

Bicarbonate droplets precipitate over an expansive area of the ocean, spread by winds and currents, avoiding local concentration of alkalinity. Reduced ocean acidity appears to benefit marine life, such as coral reefs, skeletal organisms, and shellfish.

Restoring Ocean Health

Reducing Ocean Acidity

Restoring Ocean Health

Reducing Ocean Acidity

Precipitor testing, Ecomerit Lab, Matakana, N.Z.

The ocean, one of the largest carbon sinks on the planet, is losing capacity for carbon removal due to the buildup of airborne CO₂.

Reducing surface layer acidity restores the natural capacity of the ocean to drawdown more CO₂.

Use Natural
Elements

Wind-generated electricity and seawater are the main inputs used to produce an alkaline CO₂ reactant, in a process that also provides bulk freshwater and green hydrogen.

Double CO₂
Removal

Precipitor disperses a dilute alkaline mist that reacts with atmospheric CO₂ forming bicarbonate droplets that precipitate to the ocean.

Bicarbonate
Droplets

Buffer our over-acidified ocean (30% above normal) caused by CO₂ emissions from burning fossil fuels.

Mutually Reinforcing Features

Winds do the Work

Wind energy and seawater make the CO₂ reactant. Airborne CO₂, carried by the wind, continuously feeds into and mixes with the reactant plume forming bicarbonate droplets.

2-for-1 Advantage

Precipitating CO₂ from the atmosphere enables increased CO₂ removal by the ocean at no added cost.

Buffering Ocean Acidity

Droplets fall over a vast area of the ocean and are carried by currents, avoiding point-source concentration.

Healthier Ocean

Reduced ocean acidity benefits marine life, such as coral reefs, skeletal organisms, and shellfish.

Pure Additionality

The CO₂ removed is 100% additional, only occurring by operation of the Precipitor.

Sequestered for Good

Mimicking the natural carbon cycle, the CO₂ removed from the atmosphere is permanently sequestered in the deep ocean.

Invitation to Partner

Humanity’s greatest challenge is deploying carbon removal systems fast enough to stem the rise in global heating.

Please join us on this critical mission.

Expanding Carbon Removal Capacity

Precipitor System can be mounted on a variety of marine structures, like offshore wind turbines, ships, and oil and gas platforms, offering thousands of potential sites around the world, and a solid base for a build-up to gigaton scale carbon removal capacity.

Ecomerit Technologies

The Ecomerit Lab was formed in 2010 to innovate and develop marine-based sustainability related technologies, pairing power applications with advanced power generation systems that include the Aquantis marine current turbine, Anacapa wave energy generator, and the CDR turbine platform.

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