Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Carbon capture technologies generally pertain to the capture of carbon dioxide (CO
2) by certain materials or systems. Such materials or systems can then process the captured CO
2 in various manners, such as through storage at a remote site, chemical conversion, or secondary uses.
In view of global efforts to reduce CO
2 emissions, carbon capture technologies have found numerous commercial applications. Patent protection can help facilitate and incentivize such commercialization efforts by providing exclusivity.
In the United States, utility patents provide protection for any “new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof.”