ION Clean Energy, Inc. products

Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that is emitted into the atmosphere when we burn fossil fuels like coal and natural gas. Right now, there is more carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the Earth’s atmosphere than there has been in human history. We know that CO₂ and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) have a direct impact on climate change—and we also know that the reduction of GHGs is essential if we want to curb the negative impacts of climate change.

ION’s Advanced Liquid Absorption System (ALAS) has been demonstrated in both small and large-scale commercial testing facilities and has consistently outperformed the industry standard MEA solvent in post-combustion capture efficiency. Based upon an independent techno-economic-analysis (TEA) performed by Sargent & Lundy, during which ION’s ALAS was compared to MEA (the current industry standard solvent), ION’s system demonstrated a 38% reduction in incremental capital costs and a 28% reduction in the incremental annual operating and maintenance costs, resulting in a total cost of CO₂ capture between $39 – $45/tonne. ION’s ALAS does not require a unique process to function at full capacity. It uses capture processes that have existed for decades, which makes it easily scalable for larger commercial projects.

ION’s patent-pending Modular Adaptive Packing™ (MAP) technology is a revolutionary new approach to one of the most expensive aspects of CO₂ capture: gas/liquid contacting devices. ION has leveraged the power of 3D printing to create optimal gas/liquid contacting devices that have been successfully benchmark tested against the best commercially available optimized packing designs. 3D printing gives ION’s engineers the ability to completely reimagine the structure and design of G/L contacting devices to optimize cooling, mass transfer, liquid hold-up, and pressure drop. The use of ION’s MAP in the capture process results in significant cost reductions in both capital and operational expenditures.

ION’s patent-pending, groundbreaking Multicomponent-Liquid Analyzer™ (MLA) is a device that is capable of evaluating, in near real time, concentrations of multiple components in a liquid composition. The practical application of the MLA in a capture facility allows ION to monitor and evaluate the composition of the solvent used in the capture process without system down time.