Technology
Our pathway uses only heat and water or heat, water, and CO2 as inputs, akin to our current chemical infrastructure that predominantly involves thermochemical transformations. We seek to utilize sustainable sources of heat, such as industrial waste heat couple with renewable electricity.
How it Works
The production of hydrogen or syngas by individual or simultaneous splitting of CO2 and H2O via a thermochemical redox cycle has distinct advantages over electrolysis-based pathways. Rather than using electrical energy to drive a non-spontaneous reaction, our process leverages thermal energy.
OMC’s proprietary active material is first reduced in the presence of heat under an oxygen poor environment. The now oxygen-deficient active material is then exposed to a stream of H2O and/or CO2. The oxygen contained within these molecules replenishes the active material’s oxygen deficiency, returning the material back to its original state while producing H2 and/or CO in the process. This will produce separate streams of oxygen and either green hydrogen or syngas, depending on the inputs into the reactor. Once the material has absorbed as much oxygen as it can, it will then be reduced again and the cycle repeats.
What Makes Us Stand Out?
Our proprietary active material is composed of inexpensive, globally abundant ingredients that are non-toxic, non-flammable, and completely reusable. Over a decade of material engineering has resulted in the development of a high-entropy, attrition resistant, and readily flowable powder that enables class leading mechanical and thermodynamic performance under practically relevant conditions.
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Industrial Integration Applications
For integrated applications, waste process heat (in tandem with renewable energy) drives the reaction. The resultant green hydrogen or syngas is then fed into whichever process OMC’s technology is supporting (e.g., refining, ammonia production, steelmaking, fuel, alcohol, or isomer production, etc.). This versatility opens the door for integration opportunities with many industries that need hydrogen, emit heat, or generate CO2 emissions.
