Reactive Electrified Membrane for Natural Surface Water Carbon Utilization and Storage Pump (CUSP)

Scientists are striving to find ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere affordably and at scale. Carbon dioxide naturally dissolves into surface waters to form high-concentration solutions of inorganic carbon. In fact, carbon in surface water is roughly an order of magnitude more concentrated than in the atmosphere. Starting with canal-based water distribution systems in Florida, the objective of this project is to create a novel electrified filtration system capable of extracting dissolved carbon from surface water and converting it into valuable replacements for certain fossil-based chemicals and fuels.