Sorry folks , analysis by ChatGPT I posted the other day was...

Sorry folks , analysis by ChatGPT I posted the other day was posted in difficult circumstances, and a lot of the formatting got messed up
Here's the table that got somewhat scrambled, with the references included. I reckon Hazer have some serious competition to contend with.

	Attribute	Graphitic Energy Process (C-Zero)	Hazer Group Process (Hazer)

	Reactor Design	Circulating fluidized-bed reactor (gas–solid); integrates in-situ heating via H₂ combustioncen.acs.orgcen.acs.org. Large single-train design possible (up to 100k t H₂/yr)globenewswire.com.	Fluidized-bed reactor (gas–solid) using a fixed bed (with continuous feed/withdrawal); externally heated. Potential cascade of multiple beds for conversion/purity (per patents)patents.google.com. Scalable via multiple trains or larger FBRs.
1	Catalyst	Undisclosed proprietary solid catalyst. Used to catalyze CH₄ cracking and burn H₂ for heat; not consumed in bulk (circulates in system)cen.acs.org. No catalyst contamination of product carbon.	Low-grade iron ore (Fe₂O₃) as catalystchemengonline.com. In-situ reduced to metallic iron, which catalyzes CH₄ decompositionchemengonline.com. Iron participates in reaction (forms iron carbides, etc.); continuous addition of fresh ore and handling of spent catalyst required.
2	Operating Temp.	< 800 °C (catalytic regime)graphitic.com. Lower temps enabled by catalyst and H₂-burning; easier materials of construction.	~850 °C (800–900 °C typical)luxresearchinc.com. Iron catalyst lowers required temperature vs thermal; still need high temp but manageable with standard alloys.
3	Operating Pressure	Not publicly specified; likely ~1 atm (pilot). Design could allow elevated pressure if needed for kinetics.	Not explicitly stated; possibly near atmospheric in demo. Patent suggests higher pressures in later stages could boost yieldpatents.google.com.
4	Hydrogen Production	Turquoise H₂ gas with no direct CO₂. After carbon removal, H₂ ~99% purity (small CH₄/H₂O impurities removed via drying and PSA). Uses a fraction of H₂ as fuel for process heatgraphitic.com, but net H₂ output is high. Pilot: few hundred kg H₂/daycen.acs.org. Commercial design: up to ~100,000 t/yr H₂ in one trainglobenewswire.com.	Turquoise H₂ gas, also CO₂-free. Product gas (H₂ with some CH₄, H₂O) is cleaned by condensation and (likely) PSA to high purity. A portion of H₂ can be used in a fuel cell or burned for energy. Demo scale: ~100 t H₂/yr (~0.27 t/day)research.csiro.au. Future plants expected in the thousands of t/yr H₂ (FortisBC project, etc.) .
5	Carbon Product	Solid graphitic carbon (“graphite”) with high crystallinitycen.acs.org. Formed as fine particles; continuously separated via cycloneschemengonline.com. High purity – no metal contamination, usable without further processinggraphitic.com. Marketed as synthetic graphite for batteries, additives, etc.	Solid graphite (graphitic carbon) precipitated on iron particleschemengonline.com. Collected as graphite powder mixed with iron. Needs separation from iron for high purity. Targeting high-purity graphite (demonstrated in CDP runs) for use in steelmaking, batteries, etc.chemengonline.com. Some post-processing (e.g. magnetic or chemical separation) may be required to achieve battery-grade purity.
6	Heat/Energy Input	Endothermic heat supplied by burning H₂ in-situ (catalytic combustion in reactor)cen.acs.org. Minimizes external energy input. Very low electricity requirement (only for auxiliaries) graphitic.com. Efficient heat integration due to direct coupling; less than 1/5th the energy per H₂ vs electrolysis neededchemengonline.com.	Endothermic heat supplied externally, e.g. via a fired heater using feed gas or product gas. In demo, biogas is burned in a heat exchanger vesselresearch.csiro.au. Incorporates a hydrogen fuel cell to generate on-site power from some H₂research.csiro.au. Overall energy use still far lower than electrolysis (CH₄ splitting << H₂O splitting)chemengonline.com. Heat recovery and integration (feed preheat, etc.) employed to boost efficiency.
7	Emissions/By-products	No direct CO₂ emissions from processglobenewswire.com. Only by-product is water (from H₂ combustion). Carbon is captured as solid. If renewable electricity/O₂ used, process is essentially zero-carbon. Solid carbon can be stored or sold, avoiding CO₂ release.	No direct CO₂ from reactor. Minor CO₂ only if fossil fuel is burned for heat (which can be mitigated by using a portion of biogas or H₂). Using biogas feedstock can make the process carbon-neutral or even carbon-negative (solid carbon sequesters biogenic CO₂)research.csiro.au. No other emissions; the only gas outputs are H₂ (product) and some H₂O/unused CH₄ which are managed.
8	Current Deployment	Pilot plant (2024) at SWRI, Texas – 1 ton C/day + few hundred kg H₂/daycen.acs.org. Thousands of hours operated with no carbon foulinggraphitic.com. Planning FOAK commercial plant by ~2026 (FID)graphitic.com. Partnered with Technip Energies for engineering scale-upglobenewswire.com. Backed by venture funding ($65M raised)globenewswire.com.	Commercial Demonstration Plant (2023) in Perth – 100 t/yr H₂, 380 t/yr graphiteresearch.csiro.au. Achieved first H₂/graphite production Jan 2024globenewswire.com; demonstrated 10+ days continuous operation in 2024hydrogen-central.com. Supported by ARENA (grant) and strategic investors. Moving to first commercial projects: e.g. licensed plant with FortisBC in Canada (in development) **promotion blocked**.com.au, and MOUs with partners in Europe/Asia. Scaling likely via partnerships; ~70 patents protecting technology**promotion blocked**.com.au.

Sources: Thecomparison above is synthesized from company publications, patent filings, andindependent analyses, including Graphitic Energy’s technology briefgraphitic.comgraphitic.com, a C&EN news report on Graphitic’s pilotcen.acs.orgcen.acs.org, Hazer Group’s patent WO2016154666 (2016)patents.google.compatents.google.com, an article in Chemical Engineering with input from Hazer’s CTOchemengonline.comchemengonline.com, and recent press releases and updates from both companiesglobenewswire.comresearch.csiro.au.