--- title: Rotating Packed Bed Technology | Carbon Clean description: Carbon Clean revolutionises traditional column-based carbon capture. CycloneCC™ uses rotating packed beds to reduce overall footprint by up to 50%. image: https://www.carbonclean.com/hubfs/CycloneCC%20C1%20Series%20absorber%20with%20Montz%20packing%20technology%20sits%20at%20the%20heart%20of%20Carbon%20Clean%E2%80%99s%20rotating%20packed%20bed%20(RPB).png --- [ Speak with an expert ](https://www.carbonclean.com/contact/speak-with-an-expert) ![Dots](https://www.carbonclean.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/carbon-clean-2023/images/green-dots.png) ![Dots](https://www.carbonclean.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/carbon-clean-2023/images/green-dots.png) Rotating Packed Beds # A rotating revolution We're at the forefront of Rotating Packed Bed (RPB) innovation. Delivering compact, high-performance carbon capture solutions that are reshaping the future of industrial decarbonisation. At the heart of CycloneCC™ is the breakthrough combination of two process intensification technologies: RPBs and Carbon Clean’s proprietary APBS-CDRMax® solvent. ## Compact and cost-effective RPBs replace every column used in conventional solutions – a technological breakthrough in carbon capture, substantially shrinking the size and height of the unit. With equipment that's 10x smaller, CycloneCC™ is redefining what's possible in carbon capture. ### Smarter mass transfer, smaller footprint. RPBs contain disks of packing material which rotate about their axis, generating centrifugal forces far greater than gravity, intensifying CO₂ absorption. This force creates finer droplets and solvent films, increasing surface area and accelerating mass transfer, making the process faster and more efficient. The result? A capture unit smaller than conventional systems, with no loss in performance. Our RPBs aren't just smaller - they're smarter. That's why leading emitters choose CycloneCC™. ![CycloneCC™ C1 Series absorber with Montz packing technology sits at the heart of Carbon Clean’s rotating packed bed (RPB)](https://7845802.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/7845802/CycloneCC%20C1%20Series%20absorber%20with%20Montz%20packing%20technology%20sits%20at%20the%20heart%20of%20Carbon%20Clean%E2%80%99s%20rotating%20packed%20bed%20(RPB).png) ![Faster icon](https://7845802.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/7845802/Faster%20icon.png) Faster CO2 absorption rates ![size reduction](https://7845802.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/7845802/size%20reduction.png) 10x order of magnitude size reduction ![steel icon](https://7845802.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/7845802/steel%20icon.png) Less steel required ![Modular icon](https://7845802.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/7845802/Modular%20icon.png) Fully modular carbon capture design ![Dots](https://www.carbonclean.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/carbon-clean-2023/images/green-dots.png) ![Dots](https://www.carbonclean.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/carbon-clean-2023/images/green-dots.png) ## See the RPB in action ## From concept to carbon capture **Our RPB development journey** 2021 CycloneCC™ Pilot We launched our CycloneCC™ pilot which utilised our first 1 tonne per day (TPD) RPB. The unit was visited by His Majesty King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) while at COP26 in Glasgow. ![CYCLONECC ARTEMIS](https://www.carbonclean.com/hubfs/CYCLONECC%20ARTEMIS.png) 2021 CycloneCC™ Pilot We launched our CycloneCC™ pilot which utilised our first 1 tonne per day (TPD) RPB. The unit was visited by His Majesty King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) while at COP26 in Glasgow. ![CYCLONECC ARTEMIS](https://www.carbonclean.com/hubfs/CYCLONECC%20ARTEMIS.png) ![Fertiglobe PR-3](https://www.carbonclean.com/hubfs/Fertiglobe%20PR-3.png) 2024 Industrial Demonstration Unit We scaled to 10 TPD and the modular unit successfully achieved a milestone of around 4,000 operating hours over a 6 month period. Delivering a high purity CO2 product at a nitrogen fertiliser plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE. 2024 Industrial Demonstration Unit We scaled to 10 TPD and the modular unit successfully achieved a milestone of around 4,000 operating hours over a 6 month period. Delivering a high purity CO2 product at a nitrogen fertiliser plant in Abu Dhabi, UAE. ![Fertiglobe PR-3](https://www.carbonclean.com/hubfs/Fertiglobe%20PR-3.png) 2025 CycloneCC™ C1 RPB We successfully factory tested the world’s largest RPB representing a more than 20-fold RPB scale-up from the Industrial Demonstration Unit. Our C1 RPB enables the capture of up to 100,000 tonnes per annum. ![RPB page-1](https://www.carbonclean.com/hubfs/RPB%20page-1.png) ![Dots](https://www.carbonclean.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/carbon-clean-2023/images/green-dots.png) 2025 CycloneCC™ C1 RPB We successfully factory tested the world’s largest RPB representing a more than 20-fold RPB scale-up from the Industrial Demonstration Unit. Our C1 RPB enables the capture of up to 100,000 tonnes per annum. ![RPB page-1](https://www.carbonclean.com/hubfs/RPB%20page-1.png) ### Latest RPB news: ### Discover more about our CycloneCC™ C1 RPB and our successful factory test at commercial scale in the UK. Read the press release [here](https://www.carbonclean.com/en/press-releases/successful-factory-test).     ## Our other technologies ### [![Dots](https://www.carbonclean.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/carbon-clean-2023/images/white-dots.png) CycloneCC™ Modular Technology ![](https://7845802.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/7845802/10%20TPD%20Industrial%20Unit%20UAE-1.jpg) Find out more](https://www.carbonclean.com/technology/modular) ### [![Dots](https://www.carbonclean.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/carbon-clean-2023/images/white-dots.png) CaptureX™ Semi-modular Technology ![](https://7845802.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/7845802/CAPX-1.png) Find out more](https://www.carbonclean.com/technology/semi-modular) ![Newsletter](https://www.carbonclean.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/carbon-clean-2023/images/newsletter-icon.png?width=25&height=25&name=newsletter-icon.png) Join our Newsletter x ![Back to top](https://www.carbonclean.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/carbon-clean-2023/images/vertical_align_top-svg.svg) ![Dots](https://www.carbonclean.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/carbon-clean-2023/images/green-dots.png) + Show more ## Carbon Clean insights straight to your inbox **For the latest news on Carbon Clean technology, changing regulations and more, sign up for our newsletter.** You’ll receive weekly updates and a quarterly news digest. 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