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17-25 October 2026

The research of natural CO2 filters

Creating awareness with nature as a guideline.

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Symbiocene Forest
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Visualization of a possible algae filter system
Visualization of a possible algae filter system
Kim van den Belt
Kim van den Belt's research is about the development of new sustainable CO2 filters made out of a stone type olivine and photosynthetic algae to create bicarbonate solutions. She is exploring the possibility to design a circular solution with natural, local ingredients.
Kim is someone who sees nature as an inexhaustible source of inspiration, examines this in her design practice and implements the results of this research in the materials she develops and the products she makes. Her interest is mainly in plants, rocks, m
Algae material mixed with olivine from Greensand
Algae material mixed with olivine from Greensand
Photo: Kim van den Belt. Hand model: Mirjam Kema
Portrait Kim van den Belt
Portrait Kim van den Belt
Photographer: Guinevere Berre
Research concept, two symbiotic CO2 filters
Research concept, two symbiotic CO2 filters
Kim van den belt
Concept of olivine mixed with algae material
Concept of olivine mixed with algae material

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