LanzaTech utilizes gas fermentation technology to convert industrial waste carbon emissions into sustainable fuels, chemicals, and materials. This process directly addresses the challenge of carbon pollution by transforming harmful emissions into valuable resources, contributing to a circular economy.
Funding
$200M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Many industries produce significant waste carbon emissions, contributing to greenhouse gas accumulation and climate change. Traditional disposal methods fail to capture the economic value of these emissions, missing opportunities for sustainable resource management.
Solution
LanzaTech provides a carbon recycling platform that captures industrial waste gases and converts them into valuable fuels, chemicals, and materials. Using gas fermentation, proprietary microbes consume carbon-rich emissions from sources like steel mills and refineries, producing ethanol and other chemical building blocks. These intermediates are then used to create a range of sustainable products, including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), packaging materials, textiles, and even protein for animal feed and human consumption. By integrating directly with emission sources, LanzaTech enables a circular carbon economy, reducing reliance on virgin fossil resources and mitigating environmental impact.
Target Audience
The primary customers are energy-intensive industries, such as steel mills, refineries, and chemical plants, seeking to reduce emissions and create new revenue streams, as well as consumer brands looking for sustainable materials for their products.
Features
- Proprietary microbial gas fermentation process for converting waste gases into ethanol and other chemicals
- Modular biorefining technology adaptable to various industrial emission sources
- Production of CarbonSmart™ ethanol suitable for downstream applications
- Integrated Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) process for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production via LanzaJet partnership
- Production of food-safe and pharmaceutical-grade CarbonSmart™ PET for packaging applications
- Development of protein products from CO2 for animal feed and human nutrition
- Mobile gas testing services to evaluate compatibility of gas streams with the fermentation process