After successful pilot programs, UCLA has partnered with Singapore’s national water agency and others to build the world’s largest ocean-based carbon dioxide removal plant capable of removing 3,650 metric tons (8,046,873 lb) of the greenhouse gas
The Equatic process uses electrolysis, passing an electrical current through seawater from adjacent desalination plants. It causes chemical reactions that break water into its constituents, hydrogen and oxygen, while securely storing dissolved and atmospheric CO2 as solid calcium and magnesium-based materials for at least 10,000 years. The process activates and expands the ocean’s natural CO2-storing ability by removing dissolved CO2 while enabling it to absorb more of the greenhouse gas.
