Aircarbon: Providing a carbon negative plastic alternative


Aircarbon: Providing a carbon negative plastic alternative
description
An approach to creating plastics from carbon waste
The Problem
The majority of plastics used around the world are made from petroleum in processes that produce considerable amount of CO2 during production. Billions of tons of these plastics are made with lifespans that stretch hundreds of years, creating a waste disposal problem for our environment and oceans.
The Solution
Newlight Technologies is trying to tackle the first part of the plastics problem (the CO2 production). They have created a material called Aircarbon, which is a plastic that is made not from petroleum, but by taking methane-based carbon (from landfills, farms, etc.) and converting it into plastic polymers.
Stage of Development
scaling
Organization to Receive Funds
Shared Nation would support Newlight Technologies which develops air-carbon.
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