Open House: Towards a Carbon-Free Future from Ocean to Atmosphere

Join for an exciting Open House at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles. AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles is a leader in the Blue Economy that strives towards sustainable and responsible use of ocean resources to promote economic growth, improve livelihoods, and ensure the health of ocean ecosystems to address environmental and social challenges within our communities.

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Featured Speakers:

Erika La Plante – an Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California, Davis.

Éowyn Lucas – a Sr. Membrane and Electrodialysis Engineer at Captura

Will be presenting on TRACER: Electrochemical Removal of Carbon Dioxide from Oceanwater: Field Validation

The TRACER team plans to develop a transformative electrolytic carbon dioxide removal approach that employs the ocean-air equilibrium of CO2 and the enormous abundance of alkaline cations in seawater. These attributes are leveraged during a continuous process to permanently lock CO2 within stable carbonates and hydroxides, and/or as aqueous bicarbonates/carbonates. The team’s proposed strategy will have the potential for implementation at a global scale and will be capable of much higher rates of carbon mineralization and CO2 removal than existing negative emissions technologies. The approach can be performed cost-effectively and is not dependent on the creation of supportive policy and de-risking because it ensures permanence of CO2 storage.