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title: Avnos
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# Avnos

##### ACCELERATING THE RATE OF CLIMATE INNOVATION BY:

Developing a novel Direct Air Capture technology that removes both water and carbon from the atmosphere in low-energy, fully electrified system.

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[Carbon Capture and Utilization](https://www.third-derivative.org/portfolio/tag/carbon-capture-and-utilization) [DAC](https://www.third-derivative.org/portfolio/tag/dac) [Cohort 22-3 (CDR)](https://www.third-derivative.org/portfolio/tag/cohort-22-3-cdr)

##### PROBLEM FOCUS

Current direct air capture technologies are energy and water intensive, making them expensive.

##### TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION

Avnos DAC system combines very low-energy penalty Atmospheric Water Extraction (AWE) with advanced moisture-responsive CO2 sorbents in the same system. By controlling the humidity of the air through the AWE and generating water, Avnos is able to employ high surface area sorbents that are highly efficient at capturing CO2 with no thermal input.

##### HEADQUARTERS

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