Solid carbon development

Transforming clean hydrogen production with groundbreaking, cost-effective solutions that turn solid carbon co-products into powerful drivers of economic growth and GHG reductions.

This CICE-funded project focuses on solid carbon management and optimizing Ekona’s methane pyrolysis technology to produce clean hydrogen, while deriving value from solid carbon byproducts. Ekona plans to improve analytical testing with project partners by expanding its testing collaborations with third-party labs. This will involve evaluating the carbon content, purity, structure and morphology of carbon black produced from Ekona’s methane pyrolysis system. Finally, Ekona will also focus on application development and testing of solid carbon by implementing tests of its solid carbon in construction materials, such as asphalt cement for paving roads. 

By converting solid carbon into valuable products such as asphalt, cement, or water treatment materials, the project will:

• Reduce demand for traditional carbon intensive materials, such as bitumen used in asphalt cement production;
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with hydrogen production from natural gas by generating a valued solid carbon co-product, rather than CO2 emissions; and
• Drive economic value for the production of clean hydrogen from natural gas, enabling commercialization for industrial applications.