HYDROLYTIC SOFTENING FOR OCEAN CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF A HYDROLYTIC SOFTENING PROCESS FOR OCEAN CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL (CDR) BASED ON ENERGY-SAVING HYDROLYTIC LIME REGENERATION INTEGRATED WITH AN OCEAN PRECIPITATION REACTOR, WHICH CAN BE USED AS A NEAR TERM, SCALABLE, AND COST-EFFECTIVE METHOD TO DRAW DOWN LEGACY CO2 EMISSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ABSORBED IN THE OCEANS.