Carbon-capture plan may be self-defeating | Letter

A tech startup that uses lime pellets to filter ships’ exhaust fumes will gain nothing if emissions from its production process are not reduced, writes Dr Richard RichardsThe carbon-capture process described in your article uses lime pellets (Shipping is one of the world’s dirtiest industries – could this invention finally clean up cargo fleets? 26 June). These are typically produced by heating calcium carbonate (limestone), releasing CO2 and requiring large amounts of energy, producing yet more CO2. If the used pellets are heated in a kiln for reuse, even if with renewable energy, the captured CO2 is released again and nothing is gained. Quicklime production creates yet more CO2, so without removing these emissions, Seabound’s process would make shipping even dirtier.The Inflation Reduction Act passed under Joe Biden is funding development of cement production from calcium silicate. Once turned into concrete, this process sequesters CO2 overall, and in even larger amounts if green electricity fuels the kilns. Seabound should take note, else their technology is just another carbon-capture con. Continue reading...

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