CO2 reduction in the paper industry. Replacement of PCC in the paper industry.

1. KCPK
Location: Lunteren, De Werelt
Date: 1st November 2018
Subject: CO2 reduction in paper manufacturing
Atlas 2028: Technologieën en talenten
voor een CO2-arme papier– en kartonproductie.

2. MSc Pol Knops
1. Turning CO2 into Value
Nu : 407 ppm
2013: 395 ppm
1998: 367 ppm

3. 2. CO2 Uses
CO2 Uses: Product Company
Fuels Diesel Audi
Chemicals Poly-urethane Covestro
Minerals Carbonates __________
(Solid CO2)

4. 3. Mineralization – Trapping CO2
Olivine Green MineralsCO2

5. 4. Reaction
Unique selling point: CO2 sequestration
and making valuable products for markets

6. 4 Properties
Product:
1/3 CO2
Exothermic reaction
Very small particles:
2/3 Magnesite
1/3 Amorphous Silica

7. Concrete: Packing density RWTH ✓ HeidelbergCement ✓
Paper: PCC/Lime replacement Uni Darmstadt ✓ ________________. ❏
Polymer: Talc/Lime/Wollastonite RWTH ✓/ Uni Maastricht ❏ ________________. ❏
Same functionality, product replacement
CO2 stored
5. Market & Status quo

8. 6. Paper

9. 7 Paper tests
1st Tests:
CO2 Cleanup paper
University of Darmstadt
Prof. Schabel:
”The optical properties are better
that I expected. The retention in the
paper is quite good”
”But for a first ”shot” I would rate the
results better as positive”

10. 8 Next actions
Steps: Goals:
1. Scaling up the process Manufacture kg/hrs (2019)
Integrate with paper production
2. Further validation Added value in paper (besides CO2)
Replacement PCC/Lime
3. Create awareness Market pull
Policy support (Clean-up paper)

11. Application Academic Industrial ton CO2/ton product Product price TTM
Concrete: RWTH Heidelberg 1 ton CO2/ton € 60/ton 7 yr
Paper: Uni Darmstadt _____ ❏ 0,4 ton CO2/ton € 1000/ton 3 yr
Polymer: RWTH/Maastricht _____ ❏ 2 ton CO2/ton € 2000/ton 5 yr
9. Synergy / Sense of urgency

12. MSc Pol Knops
Founder Green Minerals
www.green-minerals.nl
Tel: +31 6 5130 4842
pol@green-minerals.nl
Turning CO2 into Value