changeadminClimate tech startup TraceXero Technologies won the first prize at the national-level hackathon, CemHack for Green Infra, organised by the National Council for Cement and Building Materials – Incubation Centre (NCB-IC).
Jaipur-based TraceXero presented its solution in advanced carbon capture and utilisation solutions for industrial and atmospheric emissions.
The hackathon was supported by the Indian government’s DPIIT and by large private-sector cement companies — UltraTech Cement Ltd., JSW Cement Ltd., JK Cement Ltd., and Shree Cement Ltd. — and aimed to identify and support sustainable, technology-led solutions to challenges in the cement sector.
Some of these cement companies are also part of the Indian government’s initiative to consider five carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) testbeds in the cement sector across different parts of the country. These testbeds will serve as platforms for validating CCU technologies at a small scale in real industrial settings through Industry-Academia collaborations.
Founded by Deependra Singh Shekhawat, Reetam Chaudhary, Kirtiraj Singh, and Kushal Singh, the climate tech startup, TraceXero, deploys direct air capture (DAC) and industrial carbon removal systems to capture carbon dioxide (CO₂) from both the atmosphere and industrial sources, such as cement manufacturing.
The proprietary solvent-based process decomposes the absorbed CO₂ at room temperature without significant external energy inputs, converting it into high-grade graphite, carbon nanotubes, graphene, and pure oxygen.
The company is still in its early stages, and its first operational carbon removal plant was launched in Rajasthan, in collaboration with a liquid glucose manufacturer, supporting decarbonization in the food supply chain.
Recently, TraceXero has partnered with Punjab Renewable Energy Systems to convert flue gas CO₂ directly into graphitic carbon and oxygen.
The carbon capture startup approach supports emissions reduction in hard-to-abate industries such as cement, power, fertiliser, and food processing, enabling them to move toward carbon neutrality.
By transforming pollutants into commodities, TraceXero facilitates circular economy solutions—captured CO₂ becomes a feedstock for industrial products (battery carbon, electronics materials, construction carbon additives). The released pure oxygen improves air quality and supports a greener environment.
TraceXero Technologies is positioned as a climate innovation pioneer, converting CO₂ emissions directly into industrial materials and helping industries and regions advance their carbon removal targets.
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