carbon dioxide

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INVISTA and LanzaTech expand collaboration

I had several interviews last month and a few of them I will post in the blog as all the interviews I did was already published on Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials newsletter. During the recent BIO World Congress in Philadelphia, INVISTA and LanzaTech announced that they have signed a research and development agreement on projects that will … Continue reading »

CO2 Solutions in carbon capture pilot plant

CO2 Solutions Inc. has entered into a collaboration agreement with Husky Energy, where CO2 Solutions will install and operate a pilot unit capturing approximately 15 tonnes of CO2 per day at Husky’s Pikes Peak South, Saskatchewan heavy oil site on a once-through steam generator. Operation of the pilot unit is expected to commence in early 2015 … Continue reading »

Introducing: Liquid Light’s waste CO2-to-MEG tech

This is another interview that is a bit late in posting. I have been covering several new technologies since late last year for Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-Materials newsletter, where these new technologies are now using feedstock such as methane, syngas and carbon dioxide/carbon monoxide to produce various chemical intermediates. Are these bio-based feedstock? They could be … Continue reading »

LanzaTech bags $60m funding

My apologies for the sparse blog posts as it is difficult nowadays to blog when you’re attending conferences and having meetings after meetings. I just got back from the AFPM’s (American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers) International Petrochemicals Conference in San Antonio, and I have been learning more about the current market status of several petrochemical … Continue reading »

Sweetwater Energy’s JV to Convert CO2 to Sugars

NY-based renewable sugar producer Sweetwater Energy, Inc., has announced a 50/50 joint venture with Naturally Scientific, Inc. to produce sugar from waste carbon dioxide. Sweetwater’s new ultra-flexible feedstock model opens up multiple new ways of delivering quality sugars to customers for a cost believed much lower than the current market can provide. Naturally Scientific has … Continue reading »

Novomer to produce CO2-based acrylic acid

Novomer said it has received a $5m grant from the US Department of Energy (DoE) announced in March as part of the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative (CEMI). Novomer’s project is in partnership with one of the world’s largest producers of industrial gases, aims to sequester and convert waste carbon dioxide into commodity chemicals such as acrylic … Continue reading »

Big green news from last week

I am back from my vacation and trying to delete/answer hundreds of emails from the past 10 days. Meanwhile, let me posts these news from last week before I start completing my presentation for next month’s ICIS World Chemical Purchasing Summit. BIO-BUTADIENE One big news is from INVISTA and life science company SilicoLife regarding their … Continue reading »

BASF explores CO2-based syngas production

For several years now, BASF has been working on using carbon dioxide as feedstock for chemical manufacture. The company announced last week that alongside its partners Linde Group (a major industrial gas producer) and engineering firm ThyssenKrupp, the companies are looking to produce syngas using large volumes of waste CO2 from industrial processes. The first … Continue reading »

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