Canadian cement plant captures carbon dioxide from algae

< P > < FONT face = Verdana > a Canadian company called Pond Biofuels is trying to capture carbon dioxide emissions from seaweed in cement plants and use them to produce biofuels.

< P > < FONT face = Verdana > The production of cement is energy-intensive and highly polluting. Cement production alone is responsible for 20% of greenhouse gas emissions globally each year. At the same time, greenhouse gas emissions from cement plants and other industrial sources will continue to rise as demand for cement-concrete infrastructure in developing countries such as China and India soars.

< P > < FONT face = Verdana > The Canadian company, Pond Biofuels, sees some real opportunities in these industrial greenhouse gas reductions. The company is already in St. in southwestern Ontario. For the first time, Marys Cement Plant has successfully captured carbon dioxide from industrial emissions and converted it into high-value biomass energy.

< P > < FONT face = Verdana > Other companies are also entering the race to develop advanced energy conversion technologies to capture, convert, and reuse greenhouse gas emissions from large industrial facilities. However, the investment market for this new industry has developed slowly.

< P > < FONT face = Verdana > If Pond Biofuels succeeds in creating microbial algae fields and converting them into reusable energy this time, the company, which is only three years old, will attract a lot of venture capitalists.

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