A system-based, thermodynamically defined approach to zero emissions. Carbon Recycling Technology (CRT) closes the carbon loop within a defined system boundary.
Core Definition
Decarbonisation = removal of carbon from carbon-containing molecules and disciplined management of that carbon.
Thermodynamic Test
Does carbon exit into the surroundings, or remain inside a closed system boundary?
“Decarbonisation” is often used interchangeably with electrification or hydrogen adoption. From chemistry and thermodynamics, it has a precise meaning.
Hydrogen is an independent element and cannot itself be “decarbonised”. Hydrogen may play an important role, but hydrogen alone does not define a complete decarbonisation pathway.
Every valid mass balance begins by defining the system and the surroundings. Without explicit boundaries, carbon accounting becomes virtual.
CRT integrates decarbonisation and recarbonisation within a single bounded system. Carbon remains inside the system rather than being exported to the surroundings.
Step 1 — Decarbonisation
- Carbon removed from exhaust streams
- Carbon captured inside the system boundary
- Auditable mass balance
Step 2 — Recarbonisation
- Captured carbon reused to form fuel molecules
- Hydrogen used as reducing agent and stoichiometric balancer
- Zero net carbon leakage to the surroundings
CEWT’s position is that decarbonisation must be grounded in explicit system boundaries and measurable carbon flows. Offsets and open boundaries cannot replace physical accountability.
CEWT policy principle
- System boundaries must be explicit for any decarbonisation claim.
- Carbon flows must be measurable and auditable (mass balance).
- Closed-loop pathways enable physical accountability, not virtual neutrality.
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