ION Engineering has recently come up with a way to use ionic liquids -- non-evaporable molten salts -- in capturing carbon emissions. Founded by University of Colorado scientists, the Boulder based clean tech firm says this breakthrough approach achieves a new benchmark in efficiency and can replace the current water-based amine technology.
"A scientific breakthrough discovered at the University of Colorado has spawned a new clean-tech company," said ION Engineering CEO Alfred "Buz" Brown, PhD. "Using new solutions based around ionic liquid technology, we've developed the most economical way for the global energy industry to remove CO2 and other contaminants from fossil fuel power plant emissions and raw natural gas."
ION scientists plan to employ ionic liquids for capturing carbon from coal-fired plant emissions, enhancing natural gas "sweetening" processes, and further increasing access to worldwide natural gas reserves. Learn more about ionic liquids here.