Skip to main content

AirCarbon

Plastic polymer made from the contact between methane-based gas mixture and common atmospheric gases. This technology uses natural ocean organisms to make PHB from air and greenhouse gases. This PHB is AirCarbon. AirCarbon can be melted and cooled into fibers, sheets, and solid parts in order replace synthetic plastic and animal leather. PHB is natural and natural microorganisms can consume it. AirCarbon anaerobically digests into greenhouse gases that can be used to make new Air Carbon. When AirCarbon is made with renewable power, the production captures and destroy more CO2e than it emits, making its production net negative. AirCarbon is being used to make reusable, plastic-free food ware such as straws and cutlery since AirCarbon is FDA food contact approved. AirCarbon plastics are cheaper to produce than traditional petroleum-based plastic polymers. AirCarbon is also being used by companies such as Dell and IKEA. 

EPA Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2016 Designing Greener Chemicals and Specific Environmental Benefit: Climate Change Awards

Inventor/Owner/Manufacturer/Supplier
Newlight Technologies
Inventor/Owner/Manufacturer/Supplier: Other

Newlight Technologies

Image
Newlight_logo
Country where implemented