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Caravel Bio

The Oregon-based company said its biocatalyst technology could help make potassium bicarbonate a cheaper carbon capture solvent than amines. Courtesy of Caravel Bio

Caravel Bio is taking aim at the cost problem that has long dogged carbon capture.

The Portland-based company is participating in Shell’s GameChanger program and receiving funding to evaluate whether its biocatalyst development technology can help lower the cost of capturing carbon dioxide.…