{"id":6302,"date":"2025-08-23T12:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T12:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/nicht-kategorisiert\/carbosands-pct-patent\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:08:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T15:08:23","slug":"carbosands-pct-patent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/en\/ventures-en\/carbosands-pct-patent\/","title":{"rendered":"CARBOSANDS PCT Patent positively evaluated"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:40px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1256.6px;margin-left: calc(-3% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-3% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.455%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.455%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.455%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.455%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.455%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.455%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:40px;\"><p>CARBOSANDS &#8211; a new role for natural gas in the Net-Zero world<\/p>\n<p>Great news for our CARBOSANDS venture: the PCT patent application for our platform process &#8211; for converting methane into solid carbon granulate &#8211; has received a positive opinion from the European Patent Office (EPO).<\/p>\n<p>This paves the way for the national phase &#8211; and strengthens the IP basis for a technology that produces clean hydrogen and at the same time supplies high-performance materials for the construction industry.<\/p>\n<p>The highlight: our patented granulate can replace construction sand in concrete &#8211; climate-relevant, mechanically superior, permanently bound.<br \/>\nWe are looking forward to exploratory talks with partners from industry and the construction sector.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:34px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:34;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">About CARBOSANDS<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"172\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-&#091;-0.2rem&#093; rounded px-px py-&#091;0.2rem&#093; transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">CARBOSANDS is developing an innovative solution to transform <strong data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"137\">natural gas and biomethane into CO\u2082-free, clean hydrogen and high-quality building materials<\/strong> &#8211; with zero emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"196\"><strong data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"196\">This is how it works:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"390\">\n<li data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"273\">\n<p data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"273\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-&#091;-0.2rem&#093; rounded px-px py-&#091;0.2rem&#093; transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"><strong data-start=\"6\" data-end=\"24\">Methane pyrolysis<\/strong> splits methane into hydrogen (as a clean energy source) and solid carbon.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"313\">\n<p data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"313\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-&#091;-0.2rem&#093; rounded px-px py-&#091;0.2rem&#093; transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">The solid carbon is processed into a high-performance material in a specially developed fluidized bed reactor and a patented granulation process.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"314\" data-end=\"390\">\n<p data-start=\"316\" data-end=\"390\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-&#091;-0.2rem&#093; rounded px-px py-&#091;0.2rem&#093; transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">The result is a <strong data-start=\"16\" data-end=\"40\">granular carbon<\/strong> that can <strong data-start=\"46\" data-end=\"94\">replace conventional building sand in concrete<\/strong> &#8211; with high compressive and tensile strength thanks to optimum grain shape and particle distribution.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"437\"><strong data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"437\">Double the added value, double the impact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"560\">\n<li data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"480\">\n<p data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"480\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-&#091;-0.2rem&#093; rounded px-px py-&#091;0.2rem&#093; transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"15\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Hydrogen<\/strong> as a valuable, emission-free energy source<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"560\">\n<p data-start=\"484\" data-end=\"560\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-&#091;-0.2rem&#093; rounded px-px py-&#091;0.2rem&#093; transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"25\" data-is-only-node=\"\">High-performance material<\/strong> for the construction industry &#8211; opens up a <strong data-start=\"64\" data-end=\"91\">gigaton-strong market<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-below awb-imageframe-style-1\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:40px;--awb-caption-title-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-caption-text-size:var(--awb-typography5-font-size);--awb-caption-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-caption-text-line-height:var(--awb-typography5-line-height);--awb-caption-text-letter-spacing:var(--awb-typography5-letter-spacing);--awb-caption-margin-top:-10px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h3_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h3_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h3_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h3_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h3_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h3_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h3_typography-letter-spacing);--awb-caption-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography5-font-family);--awb-caption-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography5-font-weight);--awb-caption-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography5-font-style);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:20px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2429\" height=\"1289\" title=\"Carbosands process\" src=\"https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carbosands-process.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carbosands-process.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-6300\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272429%27%20height%3D%271289%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202429%201289%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272429%27%20height%3D%271289%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carbosands-process-200x106.png 200w, https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carbosands-process-400x212.png 400w, https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carbosands-process-600x318.png 600w, https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carbosands-process-800x425.png 800w, https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carbosands-process-1200x637.png 1200w, https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carbosands-process.png 2429w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\" style=\"text-align:center;\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><h3 class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Carbosands process<\/h3><p class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-text\">AutoRobXL automates the construction site<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:34px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:34;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\"><strong data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"604\">Future potential:<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"604\"><strong data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"604\">Climate-positive building<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"808\">\n<li data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"646\">\n<p data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"646\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-&#091;-0.2rem&#093; rounded px-px py-&#091;0.2rem&#093; transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">If biogas or renewable methane is used, CARBOSANDS goes beyond CO\u2082 neutrality &#8211; by permanently embedding carbon in buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"727\">\n<p data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"727\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-&#091;-0.2rem&#093; rounded px-px py-&#091;0.2rem&#093; transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">The material is <strong data-start=\"17\" data-end=\"36\">fully recyclable<\/strong>, carbon remains immobilized throughout life cycles &#8211; creating a <strong data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"147\">decentralized CO\u2082 sink<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"727\">\n<p data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"727\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-&#091;-0.2rem&#093; rounded px-px py-&#091;0.2rem&#093; transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Each tonne of embedded carbon corresponds to <strong data-start=\"48\" data-end=\"66\">2-3 tons of CO\u2082<\/strong>. If used globally (3 billion tons of material per year), the potential is up to <strong data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"193\">9 billion tons of CO\u2082 storage per year<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"898\"><strong data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"819\">Conclusion<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"relative -mx-px my-&#091;-0.2rem&#093; rounded px-px py-&#091;0.2rem&#093; transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">CARBOSANDS combines hydrogen production with building material innovations &#8211; in <strong data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"174\">a scalable, economically attractive production process without CO\u2082 emissions<\/strong>. This is a potential game changer for sustainable infrastructure. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:40px;\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"1073\">Further information can be found on the website: <a href=\"https:\/\/carbosands.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CARBOSANDS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the latest insights, market trends &amp; inspiration!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[93],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ventures-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6302"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6436,"href":"https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6302\/revisions\/6436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whiterock.ventures\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}