en.Wedoany.com Reported, Recently, Aircapture and Corning announced that their multi-year collaboration has entered the commercial deployment phase for modular direct air capture (DAC) technology. Corning will provide Aircapture's systems with advanced cellular ceramic materials specifically designed for carbon dioxide capture.
Following several years of joint pilot research, development, and system integration, Aircapture has begun deploying modular DAC systems in beverage, concrete, and other industrial markets. Corning is scaling up production of its latest substrate technology, developed specifically for CO₂ capture, to support broader application rollout.
Aircapture's modular units are compact and quick to deploy, with installation and commissioning cycles measured in days rather than months. The system produces carbon dioxide with purity levels up to 99.998%, suitable for commercial applications such as beverage carbonation, greenhouse agriculture, concrete processing, and permanent storage.
Corning's substrate technology leverages over 50 years of ceramic engineering experience and features an optimized microstructure suitable for solid sorbents and flow-through adsorption processes, enabling continuous operation under direct air capture conditions.
The partnership has already yielded results in field projects. In the UAE's "Hajar Project," Aircapture deployed eight modular DAC units equipped with Corning substrates and achieved operation within 17 days. Subsequently, Aircapture was named a winner of the XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition.
Matt Atwood, Founder and CEO of Aircapture, stated: "Aircapture was founded on the idea that atmospheric CO₂ is not just a problem to be reduced, but a resource that can be effectively utilized. Partners like Corning, with their exceptional ceramic engineering expertise, play a crucial role in this journey. This level of key technology collaboration is essential for building and deploying economically viable and scalable DAC systems."
Willard Cutler, Division Vice President and Commercial Technology Director of Corning's Environmental Technologies division, said: "For over 175 years, Corning has applied its materials science expertise to help address some of the world's challenges. We are excited to partner with Aircapture to advance the commercial deployment of direct air capture technology."
According to estimates by the International Energy Agency, carbon removal will need to scale to billions of tons per year by mid-century.
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