Direct air capture (DAC) specialist Aircapture and materials science firm Corning are moving into early commercial deployment of DAC systems using advanced honeycomb ceramic technology.
Honeycomb ceramic contains new substrate technology with a high surface area, enabling DAC facilities to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from ambient air, which typically has CO2 concentrations as low as 0.04%.
The technology developed as part of the partnership has been tested in the field, with eight modular DAC units deployed and operational within 17 days under Project Hajar in the UAE.
Project Hajar is a DAC initiative led by a collaboration between environmental organisation 44.01 and DAC developers, including Aircapture, combining CO2 capture and permanent mineralisation in rock.
Aircapture’s DAC units produce high-purity CO2 (up to 99.998%) for uses such as , greenhouse farming, concrete processing, and long-term storage.
Partnered with Corning, the company will expand the deployment of ceramic technology across multiple DAC units.
