CarbonQuest Enters Food & Beverage Market with On-Site CO2 Capture & Reuse Tech

CarbonQuest, a leader in distributed carbon capture technology, has announced its first venture into the food and beverage industry, securing its inaugural customer in Washington state.

The firm's innovative point-source carbon capture technology will sequester the carbon emissions at the customer facility, clean the captured CO2 to beverage-grade purity, and recycle it on-site for incorporation into their products. The new program will achieve the sequestration of an estimated 22,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions in 15 years.

The Role of CO2 in the Beverage Industry

In the beverages and food industry, liquid CO2 is an essential ingredient utilized in applications like carbonation, chilling, bottling, as well as ensuring product freshness.

Traditionally, commercial CO2 is obtained from ethanol processing, refining gas, or ammonia, with products being transported long distances, adding extra emissions and resulting in increased costs due to changing supply and prices.

These challenges have been exacerbated by supply shortages and price surges in the last five years, creating instability for businesses reliant on a consistent CO2 supply.

CarbonQuest’s Carbon Capture and Reuse System

CarbonQuest’s point-source carbon capture technology is designed to help industrial customers secure their CO2 supply directly from their own operations, turning emissions into a valuable resource.

By capturing and liquefying CO2 from the customer’s facility and purifying it to ISBT standard beverage-grade quality, CarbonQuest offers a sustainable and stable solution for the food and beverage industry.

CarbonQuest’s approach offers key advantages by enabling businesses to capture and reuse CO₂ onsite, reducing reliance on external suppliers and minimizing supply chain disruptions.

This not only stabilizes costs but also cuts both Scope 1 and Scope 3 emissions, enhancing sustainability and lowering transportation-related impacts. As a result, companies benefit from improved environmental performance and significant cost savings.

A Step Toward a Circular Carbon Economy

Shane Johnson, CEO and President of CarbonQuest, said, “We’re excited about entering this integral market in the CO2 reuse space by providing food and beverage-grade CO2 as a service.”

He added, “This offering will help industrial companies remove themselves from the volatility of the CO2 market while meeting the sustainability needs of their customers, exemplifying the benefits of taking part in the circular carbon economy.”

Also read: CarbonQuest Closes $20 Million to Expand Distributed Carbon Capture Technology Across North America

Modular and Space-Efficient Technology

CarbonQuest's DCCS technology is modular, compact in physical size, and employs advanced solid sorbents that render it extremely versatile for a variety of locations, such as food and beverage processing facilities and plants with on-site power generation facilities like Combined Heat and Power (CHP) and fuel cells.

This adaptability enables CarbonQuest's solution to be installed in numerous types of industrial environments, leading to lower emissions and improved operation efficiency.