The aim of the project is to bring together universities and research institutions in Iceland and in Europe to further develop Carbfix mineralisation of CO2 and to make it possible to use seawater for injection. Laboratory experiments, carried out partly by the University of Iceland, have already shown positive results under controlled conditions, but a high concentration of dissolved elements in seawater can hinder the formation of carbonates and create undesirable precipitates.
– Carbon capture and mineral storage using seawater.
2021-2023
Collaboration and funding
The project is funded by the Technology Development Fund of RANNÍS.
Partners alongside ÍSOR: Carbfix (lead), ETH Zürich, the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland, University College London.
ÍSOR project manager: Sveinborg H. Gunnarsdóttir.