THE ETCH PROCESS™
ETCH’s revolutionary decarbonization technology delivers unrivaled economic value and versatility that will accelerate the clean energy transition. It scales from small, distributed uses to utility-scale with wide geographic applicability and without dependence on access to water, wind or solar.
Process Overview
- The ETCH Process™ is a novel, patented process to convert natural gas (methane) into hydrogen and solid carbon. No CO2 is ever created
Hydrogen Production
- Pure H2 production with zero CO2 emissions by decarbonizing hydrocarbon fuels
- Small footprint, high efficiency, and easily scaled
- No water
- The ETCH Process™ is based on new, proprietary thermochemistry with earth-abundant, domestically sourced minerals
- The future will see dramatically increased usage of hydrogen – to be made via the ETCH Process™
Decarbonization
- The ETCH Process™ can be integrated into existing natural gas power plants, industrial facilities and other uses
- Gas is stripped of carbon, leaving pure hydrogen fuel
- CO2 emissions are reduced, potentially to zero
Carbon Materials
- Every ton of hydrogen produces at least three tons of pure solid carbon
- ETCH Process™ carbon is pure and has passed a TCLP test – the standard for environmentally responsible large-scale storage or disposal
- As-made carbon may find use in current carbon markets (carbon black, activated carbon, synthetic graphite)
- ETCH is actively pursuing methods to transform and integrate carbon into high value products such as fiber
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