Gas Separation Unit

Extracts carbon dioxide, oxygen and nitrogen from ambient air on regenerating mineral beds. Air goes in. Three gases come out. The beds last for years.

$98,350Cell price
SunlightRuns on the array, unattended
Gas Separation Unit process

Industrial gases from air

  1. 01
    Carbon dioxide
    864 tonnes a year captured from air using the Factory’s own lime, $45.11 per tonne
  2. 02
    Oxygen at 90% purity
    5,758 tonnes a year from its own mineral bed, $3.21 per tonne against conventional $25 to $40
  3. 03
    Nitrogen at 99% purity
    6,786 tonnes a year, the stream that remains, $2.73 per tonne against $20 to $30

Specification

Rated input850 kilowatts
MaterialsOff the shelf components. Mineral beds endlessly regenerated
BedsOne per gas. Carbon dioxide and oxygen each release from their own bed; nitrogen is the stream that remains
DutySunlight hours, unattended
Energy capture100% of array output
Intensity0.25 to 2.30 megawatt-hours per tonne
AcceptsAmbient air