The Oxygen Factory:
Transforming Industrial
CO₂ into Fresh Air
BY: RIAN, JEET
OUR IDEA FOR
THE PROJECT
• From research we learnt that
12% of Carbon Dioxide
emissions come from factories
around the world.
• Then we learnt of a machine
called an electrochemical
carbon dioxide splitting
reactor that could turn
carbon dioxide into oxygen
and carbon.
• This inspired us to design a
way that carbon dioxide from
factories could be
transported to the machine
through recycled materials.
OUR GOALS FOR THIS PROJECT
1. To reduce carbon dioxide emissions from
factories worldwide as it is one of the
biggest contributors to global warming.
2. To design an efficient way of transporting
carbon dioxide from factories to the
electrochemical carbon dioxide splitting
reactor.
3. To use waste materials in designing the
process.
HOW IT WORKS
• Above a factory a rotating belt
made from activated carbon fibers
traps the carbon dioxide and then
can transport it to the
electrochemical carbon dioxide
splitting reactor.
• The reactor uses lithium-based
electrochemical reactions to split
CO₂ into oxygen and carbon,
achieving 98.6% oxygen yield
without extreme conditions, making
it viable for diverse
environments.
• The reactor then proceeds to
release the oxygen into the air
HOW THE BELT WORKS
• An activated carbon belt spinning above a
factory adsorbs CO₂ from emissions. As it
rotates, part of the belt enters a controlled
desorption zone where heat, pressure changes,
or chemical interactions cause the gas to
detach from the carbon surface. The released
CO₂ then flows into an electrochemical reactor,
which splits it into elemental carbon and
oxygen. This system ensures continuous carbon
capture and conversion for industrial
sustainability.
OTHER
MATERIALS
FOR THE
BELT ARE:
Recycled PET
belts
Metal-Organic
Frameworks
Zeolites
High Oxygen Yield – 98.6% oxygen production
so its very efficient
ADVANTAGES
OF THIS
SOLUTION
Scalability – It can be adapted in many
places and is not limited to factories.
Energy Efficiency – It uses electrochemical
reactions instead of heat which lowers its
energy consumption
Resources – The carbon made from this can be
used in making various materials
Self sustaining – It can be powered by
renewable energy hence reducing carbon
dioxide emissions
ISSUES
AFFECTING
THIS
DESIGN
Requires significant electricity so unless
powered by renewable energy the price of
running it is very expensive
The catalysts used for the reaction degrade
over time and need to be replaced often
Designing this model for various places can
be very challenging which can increase costs
The reactor works best with high purity
carbon dioxide but in most industries the
emissions may have impurities which
interferes with the process.
SOLUTION FOR THESE ISSUES
• Renewable energy sources can be used to power
this system.
• Currently catalysts that have a longer lifetime
are being researched and some are showing
promising results.
• A membrane could be used in the factories that
allows carbon dioxide to go to the belt.
HOW WE MADE OUR
MODEL
• We first connected a 9V battery to a
switch and the connected it to a motor.
• We then proceeded to build a stand for
the roll by cardboard and then made
holes to connect the cardboard roll to
the motor.
• Then we got another roll and attached
it to the stand.
• We then connected the rolls by a cloth
to represent the belt.
• After we built and industry to simulate
the real world to demonstrate how it
would look in real life.
MATERIALS USED IN THE MODEL
• Cardboard
• Plastic Caps
• Wood sticks
• Polyethylene
• DC Motor
• 1.5V Battery
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• We would like to a thank our parents:
1. Supporting us
2. Providing us with materials such as dc motor
and cardboard
3. Guiding us in making the model
THANK YOU!