The Genesis Device^®: A Revolution in Large Scale Decarbonization

CO₂ is a highly stable molecule. This stability had been considered an insurmountable barrier to Its transformative removal from its role as a greenhouse case. The C2CNT^® (<u>C</u>O₂ <u>T</u>o <u>C</u>arbon <u>N</u>anomaterial <u>T</u>echnology) process breaks through this barrier by using an energetic (high temperature), carbon rich (molten carbonate), transition metal nucleated environment, electrolytically splitting of CO₂ to graphitic carbon nanomaterials (and O₂). Built from the same fundamental graphene structure as graphite, which has a geologic lifetime, these nanocarbon products can permanently bind the transformed CO₂ to mitigate global warming. Their value arises from the properties of graphene such as high strength and conductivity, solid lubrication, electronic and catalytic activity tuned by distinctive 0D, 1D and 2D morphologies.<br/> <br/>Control of the electrochemical conditions tuning C2CNT^® to selectively produce 17 unusual nanocarbons is described in: <br/>“Controlled Growth of Unusual Nanocarbon Allotropes by Molten Electrolysis of CO₂”,<br/>Liu, Licht, Wang, Licht, <b><i>Catalysts</i></b>, <b>12</b>, 125, 2022. <br/>and<br/>“Controlled Transition Metal Nucleated Growth of Carbon Nanotubes by Molten Electrolysis of CO₂”, <br/>Liu, Licht, Wang, Licht, <b><i>Catalysts</i></b>, <b>12</b>, 137, 2022. <br/> <br/>The value of these nano graphitic carbons arises from the unique properties of graphene such as exceptional strength, high conductivity, solid lubrication, electronic and catalytic activity as modified by their distinctive 0D, 1D and 2D shapes. These nanocarbons are useful in a range of applications in the carbon fiber, polymer, electronic, medical, transportation, steel, cement and power sectors. <br/> <br/>The C2CNT^® process received the 2021 Carbon XPRIZE XFactor award for producing the most valuable product from CO₂. The process and new materials chemistry has been rapidly scaled as described in a growing body of proprietary IP, including selected US patents: US9,080,244, US9,297,082, US9,683,297, US9,758,881, US10,637,115, US10,730,751, US11,028,493, US10,982,339, US11,094,980, <br/><br/>and from 2022 onward patents: US11,346,013, US11,401,212, US11,402,130, US11,434,574, US11,512,398, US11,542,609, US11,613,815, US11,616,659, US11,633,691, US11,643,735, US11,680,325, US11,724,939, US11,732,368, US11,746,424, US11,767,260, US11,767,261, as well as a growing list of international patents and patents pending. <br/> <br/>A C2CNT process^® Genesis Device^® CCUS demonstration using the has been built in Calgary, and a large-scale Genesis Device^®CCUS plant, the GC3 project, is scheduled in Edmonton, producing 7,500 tonnes of carbon nanotubes transforming the CO₂ emission at the Genesee power plant.<br/> <br/>Some of the 30 C2CNT^® related publications are presented at: <br/>https://carboncorp.org/climate-change-solution,<br/>These publications include: <br/>“STEP generation of energetic molecules: A solar chemical process to end anthropogenic global warming” Licht<i>,</i> <i><b>J. Phys. Chem</b>, C, </i><b>113</b>, 16283, 2009.<br/> <br/><b>"</b>Efficient Solar-Driven Synthesis, Carbon Capture, and Desalinization, STEP: Solar Thermal Electrochemical Production of Fuels, Metals, Bleach" Licht, <b><i>Advanced Materials</i></b>, <i>47</i>, 5592 (2011).<br/> <br/>The discovery of the electrochemical nucleated growth of graphitic nanocarbons in: <br/>"One-pot synthesis of carbon nanofibers from CO₂", <br/>Ren, Li, Lau, Urbina, Licht <b><i>Nano Letters</i></b>,<b> 15, </b>6142, 2015.<br/> <br/>“Recent Advances in Solar Thermal Electrochemical Process (STEP) for Carbon Neutral Products & High Value Nanocarbons,” Ren, Yu, Peng, Lefler, Li, Licht, <i><b>Accounts of Chemical Research, </b></i><b>52, </b>3177 (2019).<br/> <br/>“Amplified CO₂ greenhouse gas removal with C2CNT carbon nanotube-material composites<b>”</b>, <br/>Licht, Xinye, Licht, Wang, Swesi, Chan, <b><i>Materials Today Sustainability</i></b>, <b>6, </b>100023 (2019<b>).</b><br/> <br/>and<br/>“The green synthesis of exceptional braided, helical carbon nanotubes and nanospiral platelets made directly from CO₂,” Liu, Licht, Licht, <b><i>Materials Today Chemistry</i></b><b>,</b> <b>22</b>, 100529 (2021).