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On 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.

1. New CO2 Fuels Ltd

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Synthetic Fuels

2. Liquid Light

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Industrial Chemicals (e.g. Glycols, Alcohols, Olefins, Organic acids)

3. Newlight Technologies

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

7. Carbon Engineering

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

9. Global Thermostat

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Biofertilizers, Building Materials, Desalination, Food & Beverage, Greenhouses, Industrial Gases, Plastics, Synthetic Fuels

10. Opus 12

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Chemicals and Fuels

11. Greyrock

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Premium Liquid Fuels

12. Dimensional Energy

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)

17. Breathe Sciences

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Methanol

18. C4X Technologies Inc.

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Ethylene Carbonate, Ethylene Glycol, Methanol, ScCO2 foamed XPP, XPS Sheets

20. Catalytic Innovations

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: The Cleanest and Purest Alcohols

21. Carbon Clean Solutions Limited

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: CO2 Capture/Recovery

22. Solar Fuels Network

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Solar Fuels (Hydrogen, Carbon-based Fuels - Methane, CO, Methanol)

23. Clean Carbon Energy by OmnaGen

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)

27. bse Engineering Leipzig GmbH

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Methanol

28. Mitsui Chemicals Osaka

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)

33. Lotus Separations, LLC

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC)

34. Dioxide Materials

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: High Purity CO2, Lime, Carbon Dioxide Removal

37. CERT

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Fuels, Chemical Feedstocks (Carbon Monoxide and Ethylene), CO2 to Oxygen Converter

38. Solidia

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Solidia Cement, Solidia Concrete

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: CarbonCure CO2 Concrete

41. Biorecro

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

45. Empower Materials

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)

46. Climate Cleanup

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Seaweed Farm

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)

48. Utilization of Carbon Dioxide Institute Co., Ltd.

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: Fish Meal

52. Mosaic Materials

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Metal-organic Frameworks (Porous Material to Remove Impurities Such as CO2 From Gas Mixtures in Submarines to Power Plants)

53. Econic Technologies

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Polyols, Polyurethane

54. CleanO2 CCT

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Carbinx (The World’s First Aggregated Commercial Carbon Capture Device), Biodegradable Liquid for Hand Soap

55. Soletair Power

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Synthetic Renewable Fuel

56. Mango Materials

Sources: Methane
Product/Service: Biodegradable Biopolyester Fibers (Polyhydroxyalkanoates or PHAs)

57. Kiverdi

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: High-value Oils, Protein, and Bio-based Products

58. Green Minerals

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: 2/3 Magnesite and 1/3 Amorphous Silica With Beneficial Use in Paper, Polymer and Concrete

59. Mineral Carbonation International

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: CO2 Mineral Carbonation for Cements, Concrete and Plasterboard

60. CO2 Concrete

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Precast CO2 Concrete Products

61. Innovator Energy

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: RecovAm (Ammonia Recovery Technology), CO2 Evolution (Captures More Than 90% of CO2 From Power Plant Flue Gas)

62. Carbicrete

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: The Cement Free, Carbon-negative Concrete Solution

63. Skytree

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Closed Space CO2 and H2O Capture, Methanol from CO2, Vertical Farming

64. Inventysinc

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: eCO₂Source™ Solutions (CO₂-recovery packages with a capacity ranging from 30-to-600 TPD of CO₂ product), eCO₂Gen™ Solutions are near zero emission gas power plant of 5-50 MW and producing 30 to 600 TPD of CO₂ product for various CO₂ utilizations

65. Oakbio

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Renewable Fuels, Plastics, Chemicals

66. GreenSand

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Greensand Substrates, Greensand Lime Substitute, Greensand Semi-hardening, Greensand Bulk

67. Jupiter Oxygen Corporation

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Oxy-Combustion Technology: Enables 95% of CO2 Emission Reduction From Coal-fired Power Plants

68. Carbon Free Chemicals

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda), Hydrochloric Acid, Caustic Soda, Bleach, Skymine Process (Capture Harmful Pollutants), Skyscraper Process (Post-combustion Carbon-capture and Scrubbing Technology), Skycycle (Thermolytic Decarbonation Process, Use Waste Heat Instead of Electricity to Power Its Carbon-capture-and-utilization Process)

69. TerraCOH Inc.

Sources: CO2
Product/Service: Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Plume Geothermal - CPG™ technology (the first to use carbon dioxide as its geologic working fluid)