Carbon capture, storage and various utilisation routes have been proposed as part of a worldwide greenhouse gas emissions mitigation initiative to limit the increase of global temperatures to 1.5 °C (UNFCCC, 2015). Part of the research effort on utilising CO₂ focuses on its usage in high volume applications and production of high value products. In this project, we aim to convert emitted CO₂ to high value carbon products (Advanced materials) via the use of solar as the main renewable energy source.

This project’s main objective is to develop a less carbon intensive decarbonation of limestone through CO₂ capture and its conversion to advanced material. Through the utilization of molten salts and electrochemistry the novel process is optimized to utilize renewable solar energy to provide the thermal energy for the conversion of CO₂ to valuable advanced materials made of carbon such as carbon nanotubes.