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Title:

Scale up of an air-to-chemicals process

Agreement Number:

1026576

Agreement Value:

$75,000.00

Agreement Date:

Dec 20, 2024 - Mar 27, 2025

Description:

CERT Systems has developed a technology for conversion of carbon dioxide captured from air into ethylene. This Air-to-Chemicals (A2C) process involved ambient CO2 being captured in a hydroxide solution as liquid carbonate. This liquid carbonate is fed directly into CERT's proprietary electrolyzer which converts the captured CO2 into ethylene using electricity and water as feedstocks. In this project, CERT will demonstrate the scalability of its process by adapting technology demonstrated in 5 cm2 reactors to electrolyzer cells of 200 cm2. These cells will additionally be stacked to further increase throughput. This will be an important step towards building a commercial pilot unit.

Organization:

National Research Council Canada

Expected Results:

The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization

Location:

York, Ontario, CA M6N 2J1

Reference Number:

172-2024-2025-Q4-1026576

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

795406677

Recipient Type:

For-profit organization

Recipient's Legal Name:

CERT Systems Inc.

Federal Riding Name:

York South--Weston

Federal Riding Number:

35120

Program:

Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

Program Purpose:

Coverage:

IRAP Contributions to Firms projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation.

NAICS Code:

325190