“CDI (Carbontech Development Initiative) selects awardees whose work has the highest likelihood to move the needle both in scientific advancement and market development,” said Erik Funkhouser, managing director of CDI. “It’s impressive that the Cornell teams rose to the top in two entirely distinct technical areas – one in CO2 capture, the other in CO2 conversion – as well as in both our R&D program and our startup program.”
“It’s very rewarding to see projects that we funded in their earliest phases get an additional vote of confidence from the team at CDI and New York state,” said Ben Furnas '06, executive director of the 2030 project-a Cornell Climate Initiative. “This is just one example of how we are seeking to catalyze early stage solutions to daunting climate challenges in this decisive decade for action.”
“We aim to accelerate decarbonization pathways from leading manufacturing companies in New York,” Greeshma Gadikota, associate professor in civil & environmental engineering, co-inventor of Carbon To Stone said. “Our technology is designed to achieve an 8% to 10% reduction in CO2 emissions from aluminum and steel manufacturing, while producing energy-critical metals and eliminating the landfilling of these residues in New York state.”
Gadikota is partnering with Nucor Steel of Auburn, New York, and Novelis Aluminum Mill in Oswego, New York, to commercialize her technology.
Asst. professor of chemistry and chemical biology, Philip Milner, is identifying new chemical pathways for direct-air capture of carbon dioxide that could resolve some of the fundamental limitations of current technologies. Direct removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere relies on technologies that are expensive, energy-intensive and perform well only in dry conditions.
“Overcoming these limitations is critical in order for direct-air capture to meaningfully contribute to achieving negative emissions in New York state and beyond,” Milner said. “This is a high-risk, high-reward research direction that could lead to fundamental breakthroughs in direct-air capture.”
Milner and colleagues Brett Fors, professor of chemistry and chemical biology, and Tristan Lambert, the professor of chemistry will establish the Cornell Center for Carbon Capture and Conversion, which will pursue practical, affordable, scalable technologies for carbon capture.
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