Avantium: Engineering Sorbents for DAC - Wessels
From Reviewer 2 does geoengineering by Andrew Lockley
April 16, 2026 · 51 min
About this episode
The episode features an interview with Rudolf Wessels discussing Avantium's advancements in Direct Air Capture technology.
@geoengineering1 interviews Rudolf Wessels, Director of Technology and Innovation at Avantium R&D Solutions in the Netherlands (founded in 2000 as a Shell spin-out). The discussion examines Avantium’s contribution to advancing Direct Air Capture (DAC) through high-throughput experimentation platforms designed to accelerate the discovery and optimization of sorbent materials, enabling rapid, parallel testing under controlled conditions. Wessels also discusses the company’s recent collaboration with the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Carbon Dioxide Removal Consortium, focused on improving measurement protocols, benchmarking practices, and validation in DAC systems. The episode highlights how standardized testing, process optimization, and material innovation can support the scale-up and credibility of carbon removal technologies. Links: https://rds.avantium.com/products/direct-air-capture-solutions/ https://rds.avantium.com/avantium-joins-nist-to-accelerate-dac-innovation/ To stay updated on all things geoengineering-related, subscribe to: Carbon Removal Updates Substack: https://carbonremovalupdates.substack.com/ Solar Geoengineering Updates…
People in this episode
Host: Andrew Lockley
Guest: Rudolf Wessels
Topics covered
- Direct Air Capture
- sorbent materials
- geoengineering
- carbon removal technologies
- high-throughput experimentation
- collaboration
Keywords
- Direct Air Capture
- DAC
- sorbent materials
- geoengineering
- carbon removal
- high-throughput experimentation
- NIST
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Avantium R&D Solutions, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Carbon Dioxide Removal Consortium
Places: Netherlands
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