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Innovative Startups That Turning Carbon Dioxide (CO2), CO & Methane Into Money
by Rudy P. SysAdmin at howtofindthemoneyOn May 2019, carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere reached 415.26 parts per million for the first time in human history. The last time CO2 levels were this high was probably 2.5 to 5 million years ago, when temperatures were 2 to 3˚C higher than today. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned that we need to limit global warming to 1.5˚C to avert the most catastrophic effects of climate change. This cannot be achieved, however, without removing CO2 from the atmosphere.
Today, many innovative companies and researchers are developing new uses and products for captured CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, such as varieties of building materials, fuels, chemicals, polymers for plastics, and carbon fibers and carbon materials. McKinsey & Company estimates that by 2030, CO2-based products could be worth between $800 billion to $1 trillion, and the use of CO2 for producing fuel, enriching concrete and generating power alone could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by a billion metric tons yearly.
With the proper incentives, by 2030 the overall CO2 based product industry could utilize seven billion metric tons of CO2 each year—about 15 percent of our current global emissions. But finding new commercial uses for the captured CO2 is key to lowering the costs of these technologies and scaling them up. The trick is figuring out how to do it so the product is cost-competitive with fossil fuel-derived products and ends up benefitting the environment. Because CO2 is a stable and non-reactive molecule—meaning that it won’t react to form other chemicals unless a substantial amount of energy is added—processes to convert it to other products can be expensive. Overcoming this means finding products that don’t need this energy boost, or finding less energy-intensive ways to convert CO2.
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Synthetic Fuels
2. Liquid Light
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Industrial Chemicals (e.g. Glycols, Alcohols, Olefins, Organic acids)
Sources: CO2, Methane
Product/Service: High-performance Bioplastic
4. Novomer
Sources: carbon monoxide (CO) and ethylene oxide (EO)
Product/Service: Sustainable Chemical Products (Acrylic Acid, Polypropiolactone, Polyols, Isocyanates, Succinic Anhydride and Succinic Acid)
5. Skyonic
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Solid Carbonates and Bicarbonates (baking soda, hydrochloric acid and limestone)
6. Carbfix
Sources: CO2 and other sour gases from emission sources
Product/Service: permanent CO2 mineral storage in the subsurface
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: synthetic transportation fuels (gasoline, diesel, or Jet-A)
8. ClimeWorks
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Customers Food & Beverage (Carrier Gas in Bars and Restaurants for Draft Beer and Soft Drinks, Inert Gas for Packing Fresh Meat and Vegetables, Dry Ice Used for Freezing or Chilling Food), Greenhouses for Optimum Yield From Crops, Customers Energy, Fuels and Materials
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Biofertilizers, Building Materials, Desalination, Food & Beverage, Greenhouses, Industrial Gases, Plastics, Synthetic Fuels
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Polymers and Chemical Intermediaries for Industrial
13. CO2 Solutions
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: CO2 Capture and Purification, CO2 Reuse On-site Capture Plant, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
14. Blue Planet, Ltd
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Building Materials (Synthetic Limestone, Aggregates, CO2-Sequesterd Aggregate, Upcycled Aggregate)
15. C2CNT
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) - A Lighter and Stronger Replacement to Steel and Aluminum
16. Carbon Upcycling Technologies
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: CO2-Enriched Nanomaterials (Polyethylene Nucleating Agent, Concrete Corrosion Coating, Enhanced Fly Ash for Concrete, Adhesives, Solar Panels, Lithium Ion Batteries, Pharmaceutical Drug Delivery)
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Ethylene Carbonate, Ethylene Glycol, Methanol, ScCO2 foamed XPP, XPS Sheets
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: The Cleanest and Purest Alcohols
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Solar Fuels (Hydrogen, Carbon-based Fuels - Methane, CO, Methanol)
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Syngas, Long term Carbon Storage, Self-powered CO2 Converter
24. LanzaTech
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Fuels and Chemicals
25. Carbon Recycling International
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Renewable Methanol
26. RenewCO2
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Monomers and Other Organic Chemicals (Monoethylene Glycol, Methylglyoxal, Furandiol)
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Methanol
29. Antecy
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Renewable Fuels (Gasoline, Diesel, DME, Methanol, Aviation Fuel), Chemicals (Methanol, Carboxylates & Lactones, Carbamates, Urea, Isocyanates, Inorganic & Organic Carbonates and Biodegradable Polymers)
30. Gensoric GmbH
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Methanol CH2OH Home Device
31. Arborea
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: BioSоlar Leaf (A Biоnic Panelling System Based Оn Algae Microorganisms That Use Biоlоgical Photоsynthesis Transforming CO2 Into Оxygen)
32. CO2 Gro Inc.
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: CO2 Saturated Water (Advanced CO2 Delivery Solutions for Indoor and Outdoor Plants)
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Sustainion ® Membranes, Water Electrolyzer, CO2 Electrolyzers, CO2 Conversion To Formic Acid, Electrochemical CO2 Sensors
35. Pondtech
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Carbon Capture & Utilization Technology, Algae Products (Phycocyanin, Astaxanthin, Aquaculture)
36. Origen
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Fuels, Chemical Feedstocks (Carbon Monoxide and Ethylene), CO2 to Oxygen Converter
39. Calera
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Calcium Carbonate, Caustic Soda, Chlorinated Chemicals, Ethylene Dichloride (EDC), Sodium Hydroxide, Hydrogen Gas, Sodium Hydroxide, Propylene Oxide
40. Carbon Cure
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Bio Energy with Carbon Capture and Storage
43. Ocean-Based Climate Solutions, Inc
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Oxygenator (Re-oxygenating the Mid-Ocean)
44. Hydrocell Ltd.
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: HCell Heat Exchangers, Heat Recovery, Air Cleaners, Carbon Dioxide Filters and DAC-appliances , EFOY Pro Fuel Cells
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: QPAC®25 poly(ethylene carbonate), QPAC®40 poly(propylene carbonate), QPAC®100 poly(propylene/cyclohexene carbonate), QPAC®130 poly(cyclohexene carbonate), QPAC®PBC poly(butylene carbonate)
47. Graviky Labs
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Air-ink (First Ink Made Entirely Out of Air Pollution), Kaalink (Outdoor Pollution Capture Device, Capturing Air Pollution From Diesel Generator)
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Biofeeds (Non-GMO Protein), Protein (Non-GMO Protein), Bio-jet Fuel (Isobutanol), Chemicals (Amino Acids, organic Acids, Aromatics, etc)
49. Made of Air
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Made of Air (A Radical New Biochar-based Material Made of 90% Atmospheric Carbon)
50. Ion Engineering
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: We Provide Post-combustion Carbon Capture Technologies for Industry (ION Advanced Liquid Absorption System, ION Modular Adaptive Packing, ION Multi-Liquid-Analyzer)
51. Novo Nutrients
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Metal-organic Frameworks (Porous Material to Remove Impurities Such as CO2 From Gas Mixtures in Submarines to Power Plants)
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Carbinx (The World’s First Aggregated Commercial Carbon Capture Device), Biodegradable Liquid for Hand Soap
55. Soletair Power
Sources: Methane
Product/Service: Biodegradable Biopolyester Fibers (Polyhydroxyalkanoates or PHAs)
57. Kiverdi
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: 2/3 Magnesite and 1/3 Amorphous Silica With Beneficial Use in Paper, Polymer and Concrete
Sources: CO2
Product/Service: CO2 Mineral Carbonation for Cements, Concrete and Plasterboard
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