CO280 Solutions Inc., a company that develops projects to remove carbon dioxide, and a pulp and paper manufacturer have successfully completed a test to check the performance of a liquid amine technology for capturing CO₂ from emissions at a pulp mill in the U.S. Gulf Coast. The technology was provided by SLB Capturi, a company that supplies carbon capture solutions.
The Mobile Test Unit (MTU) of SLB Capturi was set up at the mill in the third quarter of 2024, where it ran for over 4,000 hours. The test reflected a consistent CO₂ capture rate of 95%. The unit achieved all critical performance goals, such as capture efficiency, energy use, solvent durability, emissions, etc. The MTU was designed to capture 3 tonnes of CO₂ per day.
CO280 upgrades existing pulp and paper mills by adding modular carbon capture storage units to remove and store CO₂ permanently. This helps provide high-quality and affordable carbon removal at a large scale for its customers in the carbon market. In North America, CO280 carefully chooses the best technology for capturing CO₂ from industrial sources, like SLB Capturi’s liquid amine systems, which have been proven to work well at a large scale.
SLB Capturi is a global supplier of carbon capture solutions with a lot of experience in industries like cement, natural gas, waste-to-energy plants, and now, pulp and paper.
Executive Statement
According to Jonathan Rhone, Co-Founder and CEO of CO280, this critical milestone clears the way for deploying commercial-scale carbon capture and removal projects at pulp and paper mills. Their goal is to lead the world in carbon dioxide removal that sets the highest standards of permanence, quality, and affordability at scale. The success of the MTU pilot with SLB Capturi marks a critical step towards achieving that goal and delivering low-cost, low-risk CDR to their customers.