CO₂-ACTIVE PURPLE-IONOGEL LAMINATED GLASS FACADE SYSTEM PILOT STUDY
The Violet Earth CO₂‑Active Purple‑Ionogel Laminated Glass Facade System represents a new class of built‑environment carbon infrastructure: transparent, durable architectural glass that actively captures, stores, and utilizes atmospheric CO₂. This pilot study is designed to validate the performance, safety, and operational reliability of Violet Earth’s ionogel‑activated glazing when deployed on real building envelopes. By transforming passive facades into distributed carbon‑harvesting surfaces, the system enables cities, campuses, and industrial facilities to generate measurable climate benefits without altering their footprint or energy demand.
This Pilot Study evaluates the ionogel’s CO₂ uptake kinetics, long‑term stability, optical performance, and environmental durability under real‑world conditions. Laminated test panels will be instrumented with continuous sensors and paired with laboratory‑grade sampling to quantify carbon capture rates, sorbent regeneration behavior, and the material’s interaction with heat, humidity, UV exposure, and urban air chemistry. The study also assesses integration with existing curtainwall systems, installation workflows, and maintenance requirements to ensure compatibility with commercial construction standards.
Building a Smaller Glass Facade
The goal is to produce a regulator‑aligned, investor‑credible dataset demonstrating that ionogel‑activated glass can operate safely, predictably, and at scale across diverse climates. Successful completion of this pilot will establish the performance envelope required for Phase II building‑scale deployments, enabling the built world to function as a network of CO₂‑active surfaces and positioning Violet Earth at the forefront of climate‑positive architectural materials standards.
Building Specifications
Violet Earth Engineers will prepare and submit engineering calculations and stamped drawings to the state, local and regulatory agencies for review prior to construction. Violet Earth Engineers and Scientists will both supervise and build the framework and mechanical components of the canopy and electronics that will contain the Ionogel Glass Panels.
Install Manifolds, Sensors and Calibrate
Extracting and storing the carbon from the atmosphere begins with the manifold where the carbon is stored before making it's way to the options we've chosen for either storing carbon in the building structure itself, or piping it to another system to be degraded or used as power. When Violet Earth Engineer's get together the possibilities are endless!
Data Collection
Violet Earth’s Pilot Study will capture real world CO₂ removal performance of the Ionogel Glass Facade System under various micro climate environmental conditions. The data framework is engineered to deliver auditable, investor grade MRV (Measurement, Reporting, Verification). All data collected will be encrypted and reflect a full 12-18 month study period of each of the storage and use methodologies selected for testing.
