BASF and Partners Collaborate for Large-scale CO₂ Capture Facility

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A CO₂ capture process, jointly developed by Linde, Heidelberg Materials, and BASF and based on BASF’s advanced OASE^® blue technology, will be used for the first time at a large-scale CO₂-capture facility operated by Capture-to-Use (CAP2U) – a new joint venture established by Heidelberg Materials and Linde.

70,000 Tons of CO_₂ to be Captured Per Year

The plant will be an industrial-scale carbon capture and utilization (CCU) facility. Around 70,000 tons per year of CO_₂ will be captured, purified and liquefied. Linde will sell the majority of the resulting liquid CO_₂ as a feedstock for the chemicals industry and into the food and beverage end-use markets.

The process will also use the patented OASE^® aerozone design – a technology that reduces dust and aerosol-induced emissions from the gas flow – in one of its first industrial applications.

“Our portfolio of OASE^® technologies makes a significant contribution to sustainability and is perfectly suited to help our customers achieve their sustainability targets. This carbon capture and use unit facility has the potential to become a showcase project in a hard-to-abate sector. We are proud to work with Linde and Heidelberg Materials and contribute our more than 50 years of experience in industrial gas treatment and pave the way for a sustainable cement production,” said Andreas Northemann, head of BASF’s global gas treatment business.

Source: BASF