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"A first-of-its-kind Australian facility will transform greenhouse gases into
construction materials such as concrete, glass and paint in an effort to
establish a new green industry.
MCi Carbon opened the Myrtle carbon refinery in Newcastle on Wednesday,
expanding its base from the University of Newcastle after 15 years developing
the technology.
The NSW company will use the facility to demonstrate the commercial potential
of carbon-embodied materials, starting with an Austrian firm.
The announcement comes days after a poll showed wide support for a renewable
energy export industry in Australia, and after the government announced a
target to reduce emissions by up to 70 per cent in 2035.
The carbon refinery, located beside Orica’s ammonia plant on Kooragang Island,
could transform up to 2500 tonnes of carbon dioxide into 10,000 tonnes of
saleable products each year.
Being able to demonstrate the process at an industrial scale would be vital to
convince companies to build their own refineries, MCi Carbon chief operating
officer Sophia Hamblin Wang said, and turn emissions into profitable materials.
“This is the first signal to the Australian and the global market that hey,
carbon-embodied materials are here and they’re ready to be bought and to be
trialled in large field trials,” she said.
“We’ve been building this technology and scaling it from lab into commercial
reality, knowing that the market demand is there.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
