Verdox

Company Description

Verdox is commercializing its electroswing adsorption (ESA) platform technology, originally developed at MIT, to remove carbon dioxide from industrial emissions and the air with 70% energy savings versus conventional approaches. Traditional carbon capture systems function like sponges for CO₂. When CO₂ comes in contact with the capture material, it is soaked up and trapped inside of the structure. The CO₂ is then squeezed out in the release process by applying large amounts of heat, which breaks the bonds between the CO₂ and the capture material. This process uses vast amounts of energy and is therefore difficult to scale. Verdox, in contrast, has designed an electric system that makes it easier to both soak up the CO₂ and squeeze it back out. The design of its capture devices allows for gases to flow through with less resistance, making the soaking process more efficient. Instead of squeezing out the CO₂ with heat, Verdox also only applies a specific voltage to the capture material to release the CO₂. This radically different approach allows for far more efficient capture and release of CO₂ using only electricity, and without the need for heat or water.