# Carbon dioxide to carbon nanotube scale-up

**Authors:** Stuart Licht  
**arXiv:** [1710.07246](https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.07246)  
**Date:** 2017-10-19  
**Summary page:** https://www.summarizepaper.com/en/paper/1710.07246v1/

## Key points

- C2CNT team led by Stuart Licht developed technology to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
- Converts CO2 into stable carbon and oxygen, permanently removing it from the atmosphere on a geological time scale
- Can directly remove, transform, and store atmospheric CO2 without pre-concentration from air
- Can remove 5% of CO2 emissions from gas power plants, 12.5% of CO2 emissions from coal power plants, and up to 33% of CO2 emissions from cement production plants
- Has capability to directly remove, transform, and store 100% of CO2 emissions
- Latest research focuses on scaling up technology for widespread use in high-carbon footprint industries
- Breakthrough could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions at large scale while producing valuable materials such as carbon nanotubes

## Summary

The C2CNT team, led by Stuart Licht, has developed proprietary technology that can directly remove a wide range of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The C2CNT process converts low to high levels of carbon dioxide into stable carbon and oxygen which is permanently removed from the atmosphere on a geological time scale. This innovative technology can directly remove, transform and store atmospheric CO2 without pre-concentration from the air. It can also remove 5% of CO2 emissions from gas power plants, 12.5% of CO2 emissions from coal power plants and up to 33% of CO2 emissions from cement production plants. Additionally, it has the capability to directly remove, transform and store 100% of CO2 emissions. The latest research by the C2CNT team focuses on scaling up this technology for widespread use in industries with high carbon footprints. This breakthrough could have significant implications for mitigating climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions at a large scale while producing valuable materials such as carbon nanotubes.