ALIUM™ Technology

Transform emissions into valuable resources

What is ALIUM ?

ALIUM™ goes beyond conventional carbon capture. It is a biological refinery, designed to both capture and transform industrial emissions.

At the heart of ALIUM™ lies a closed-loop system where selected microalgae strains metabolize CO₂ efficiently, even in water-scarce regions. This innovation enables industries to reduce emissions while producing materials for chemicals, bio-based industries, and agriculture.

Key features

  • Direct integration with industrial stacks
  • Multi-stage flue gas cleaning (SO₂, NOx, particulates)
  • High-performance photobioreactors
  • No Water Technology (NWT) – closed-loop, no freshwater input
  • Output valorization: biomass, chemicals, purified CO₂
  • Modular and scalable design

Benefits

ALIUM™ enables industries to turn carbon into value streams:

ALIUM™ enables industries to turn carbon into value streams:

  • Reduce carbon footprint

  • Generate new revenue streams

  • Produce high-value outputs: proteins, lipids, pigments, purified CO₂

By linking environmental performance with economic incentives, ALIUM™ makes sustainability a driver of competitiveness. Each ton of CO₂ captured is not just avoided—it is transformed into products that can enter profitable markets.

Industrial Deployment

  • Licensing & installation
  • Modular units for scale-up
  • Optimized operating costs
Capturing 500,000 tons of CO₂ per year requires robust infrastructure. ALIUM™ provides a complete, modular system covering capture, biological conversion, and product valorization.

Deployment at this scale involves flue gas conditioning units, integrated photobioreactor clusters, and downstream processing facilities. Unlike conventional solutions that end with storage, ALIUM™ integrates conversion and product pathways, ensuring both decarbonization and value creation.

From Costs to Returns

Unlike storage-based capture, ALIUM™ creates measurable financial returns.

Operating expenses remain comparable to conventional capture, but the key difference lies in value streams: biomass rich in proteins and lipids, specialty chemicals, and purified CO₂ for industries like greenhouses and beverages. This dual advantage positions ALIUM™ as both a climate solution and a profit center.

Capital investment: ~€XX M (depending on site)

Operating cost: ~€XX per ton CO₂

Annual revenues: tens to hundreds of millions (depending on market & product mix)

Proof of Concept (POC)

Before full-scale deployment, ALIUM™ can be validated on-site with a containerized pilot unit.

The POC reproduces, on a smaller scale, the exact conditions of an industrial plant. It reduces risk, secures real-world data, and provides stakeholders with the confidence to invest in large-scale deployment.

The POC provides:

  • Process & biological studies

  • Real flue gas treatment

  • Measurable yields (oxygen, hydrocarbons, biomass)

  • Scale-up validation & final technical/financial report