Novel Methods of Converting Carbonic Acid to Carbonate Anion

 

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Physical Sciences, Clean Tech, Nature, Chemistry, Ideation

AWARD: $10,000 USD  |  DEADLINE: 5/04/11  |  ACTIVE SOLVERS: 66  |  POSTED: 4/04/11

The Seeker desires suggestions for novel methods of converting carbonic acid (H₂CO₃) to carbonate anion (CO₃^2-). Development of such a method is applicable to capturing anthropogenic CO₂.

This is an Ideation Challenge with a guaranteed award for at least one submitted solution.

Source: InnoCentive      Challenge ID: 9932756

 

 

Challenge Overview

The Seeker desires suggestions for novel methods of converting carbonic acid (H₂CO₃) to carbonate anion (CO₃^2-).  Development of such a method is applicable to capturing anthropogenic CO₂. 

This is an Ideation Challenge, which has the following unique features:

• There is a guaranteed award.  The awards will be paid to the best submission(s) as solely determined by the Seeker. The total payout will be $10,000, with at least one award being no smaller than $5,000 and no award being smaller than $1,000. 
• The Solvers are not required to transfer exclusive intellectual property rights to the Seeker.  Rather, by submitting a proposal, the Solvers grants to the Seeker a royalty-free, perpetual, and non-exclusive license to use any information included in this proposal.

After the Challenge deadline, the Seeker will complete the review process and make a decision with regards to the Winning Solution(s).All Solvers that submitted a proposal will be notified on the status of their submissions; however, no detailed evaluation of individual submissions will be provided.

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