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��«Ӱҵ, a leading German carbon capture startup,has announced the opening of a new chemical laboratory at their factory in Berlin to push the boundaries of CO₂ removal technologies, making them more efficient, scalable, and affordable. The goal of the new lab is the development, testing anddemonstration of its in-house sorbents - the materials that are key to take out CO₂ from the atmosphere in theDirect Air Capture (DAC) process.

Sorbents are responsible for chemically binding andseparating CO₂ molecules from the atmosphere. Therefore, optimization ofsorbent materials is critical to the efficiency of DAC systems as it affects CO₂ capture capacity, regeneration rate, and energy requirements. Changingconditions of the atmosphere from which CO2 is removed, such as variations intemperature, humidity, CO₂ concentration and pressure, require the development of materials that can maintain high levels of efficiency.

Silvain Toromanoff, co-founder and CTO of ��«Ӱҵ,comments, “The new chemistry lab is a major opportunity for us to position��«Ӱҵ to lead the industry in creating scalable, effective Direct AirCapture solutions. In contrast to other developers who are using low-efficientsorbents, ��«Ӱҵ is able to optimize the key material to the needs of itscustomers. The new facility not only supports ��«Ӱҵ's immediate researchand development goals, but also advances the future of DAC in terms ofscalability, efficiency and financeability.”

��«Ӱҵ's lab is designed for the scale-up of theproduction of high-performance sorbents. Equipped with advanced chemical andsurface characterization tools, the lab verifies successful synthesis andfine-tunes surface properties that influence CO₂ adhesion to sorbent particles,ensuring high quality control. A flexible test setup accommodates sorbentsamples ranging from 1 gram to 1 kilogram, enabling rigorous testing of carboncapture performance with larger volumes. This in-house testing capabilityenables direct scaling of performance breakthroughs for ��«Ӱҵ's carboncapture devices.

At their Berlin site, ��«Ӱҵ produces Direct AirCapture reactors that utilize the waste heat of existing infrastructure toreduce energy costs. The company aims to remove 1 million tons of CO₂ from theatmosphere annually by 2030.