QD Sciences announces technology to reduce recovery cost of pure CO2 from flue gas to $5 per ton

In North Carolina, QD Sciences annoucned that it has developed a low-cost method for the CO2 extraction and purification of flue gas for use in algae farms and other ventures that require CO2.

The company said that it had reduced the recovery cost for CO2 to $5 per ton. 2.1 pounds of CO2 are generally required per pound of algae produced, providing a CO2 feedstock cost of $0.04 per gallon for algal fuel production.

The company said that its process provide 98 percent efficiency in capturing and holding CO2, SO2, NO2, NO3, nitrous oxide (N20), haloflurocarbons, CH4, HO (hydroxide), H2S, Aldehit (H-CHO), Mercury (Hg), Hydrogen Florid (HF), Trifluoromethane (HFC-23), phosphor (P), lead, SnO2 micro crystals, (Cl2), Vinyl Chloride (C2H3Cl) volatile organic compounds (VOC), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), and particulate matter.

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