Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH)

New Capabilities

Primary research institution for this breakthrough

For decades, carbon capture has faced a fundamental problem: systems designed to grab CO2 from industrial exhaust typically require a pure, concentrated stream of the gas to function. Real-world flue gas—the exhaust from power plants and factories—is a messy cocktail of nitrogen, oxygen, and trace pollutants. Most conversion technologies simply cannot handle it.

Updated Feb 2