Carbon capture technology company Mantel Capture has begun a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for a commercial-scale carbon capture project with a Canadian oil and gas producer.
The project will deploy Mantel’s molten borate carbon capture system, with the capacity to capture approximately 60,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually while generating around 150,000 tonnes of high-pressure steam. The technology will be integrated into existing steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) operations at the site.
According to co-founder and CEO Cameron Halliday, the molten borate system eliminates key energy inefficiencies, improving returns and making large-scale carbon capture economically viable. The technology integrates directly into high-temperature industrial processes, capturing CO₂ while recovering process heat in the form of clean steam.
Mantel says the process reduces energy losses and produces a high-purity CO₂ stream suitable for sequestration or utilisation without additional treatment. The company has already demonstrated the technology at a pulp and paper mill in Quebec, where it captures around 2,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year.