COLIPI produces Climate Oil™ through precision fermentation, utilizing renewable carbon from organic byproducts or captured CO2. This sustainable oil serves as a low-carbon substitute for conventional vegetable oils in cosmetics, surfactants, and bioplastics. The company enables industrial partners to reduce their Scope 3 emissions by converting waste streams into valuable, sustainable feedstocks.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
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Problem
The increasing global demand for oils, particularly palm and petroleum-based oils, contributes significantly to climate change through deforestation, CO2 emissions, and biodiversity loss. Current oil production methods often rely on unsustainable practices and compete with food crop resources.
Solution
COLIPI offers a sustainable alternative by utilizing a patented gas fermentation bioreactor to convert CO2 and organic byproducts into Climate Oil™. This process results in oils chemically equivalent to vegetable oils but with a significantly reduced carbon footprint. COLIPI's technology enables industrial partners to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) Scope 3 emissions and produce sustainable consumer products without competing with food crop resources. The resulting Climate Oil™ can be used directly in end-product formulations across various industries or as a feedstock for chemical modifications, reducing reliance on fossil hydrocarbons.
Target Audience
COLIPI's primary customers are corporations in the cosmetics, surfactants, sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), and bioplastics industries seeking to reduce their carbon footprint and offer sustainable products.
Features
- Proprietary gas fermentation bioreactor for efficient CO2 conversion
- Microbial production process using single-cell organisms
- Utilizes CO2-containing industrial waste gases and organic side streams as feedstock
- Climate Oil™ with a carbon footprint significantly lower than vegetable oil alternatives
- Oils with triacylglycerols available in various qualities with fatty acid ranges of 28-32% palmitic, 5-25% stearic, 38-53% oleic, and 5-12% linoleic acid
- Production process requires zero land use, preventing deforestation
- Climate Oil™ contains antioxidant carotenoids and other compounds, making it suitable as an active cosmetic ingredient