UrjanovaC captures carbon dioxide from factory chimneys and turns it into something commercial
The Mumbai-based company, founded by two IIT Bombay professors, has built a modular system that mineralises industrial emissions into carbonate products a plant can sell.
UrjanovaC, a startup founded in January 2023 by IIT Bombay faculty members Prof Vikram Vishal and Prof Arnab Dutta, is working on a solution to make carbon capture and utilisation economically viable. The company focuses on mineralisation, a process that turns carbon dioxide into solid carbonates, which have industrial uses and can be sold.
UrjanovaC's technology uses aqueous CO2 capture and mineralisation methods, making use of industrial wastewater or even seawater instead of clean water, and earth-abundant elements that are cheap. The captured gas is then converted into high-value minerals through a process that relies on recycled catalysts. The company is targeting industries such as steel and cement, which are considered 'hard-to-abate' due to the emissions produced as a result of their chemical processes.
UrjanovaC's modular units can be retrofitted onto existing plants, making it a flexible solution for these industries. The company owns its intellectual property and has patents on the capture and mineralisation technology. However, the scale of mineralisation remains a challenge, as it requires large volumes of feedstock to lock up meaningful quantities of carbon.
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