· Mineralization is the earth's natural process of carbon capture and storage. Carbonate rocks contain 50,000,000 billion tonnes of carbon, more than all the
air, ocean and forests combined.
· Mineralization is the pathway of least resistance for permanent sequestration
of CO2 because it is thermodynamically downhill meaning it requires only
ambient temperature and pressure.
· Yuanchu mimics the mineralization pathway that CO2 naturally passes through
but accelerating it at an industrial scale.
· The mineralization process converts CO2 to CO3 and in most cases results in
the formation of CaCO3 (limestone).
· 99% of carbon on earth is stored in carbonate rocks such as limestone