O-Two Carbon
O-Two Carbon develops electrochemical technology that converts dilute industrial CO₂ emissions directly into high-value chemicals like ethylene and formic acid, eliminating the costly capture step. Their membrane-integrated reactor delivers CO₂ straight to a catalyst surface, enabling low-energy, direct utilization of industrial off-gas. The company also provides R&D services including life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis to support industrial deployment.
- Clean Technology
- Chemical Technology
- Hardware
Funding
Founders
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Product
Problem
Carbon capture remains the single biggest cost center in industrial emissions management, with traditional methods requiring energy-intensive pre-concentration and multi-step processing. High capture costs hinder widespread industrial adoption of CO₂ utilization technologies, limiting progress toward a circular carbon economy.
Solution
O-Two Carbon provides a proprietary electrochemical platform that converts dilute industrial CO₂ emissions directly into high-value chemicals, bypassing expensive capture and pre-concentration steps entirely. Their membrane-integrated reactor, built on an MMM + PTFE architecture, delivers CO₂ efficiently straight to the catalyst surface, enabling direct utilization of low-concentration off-gas. A single patented electrode can be tuned electrochemically to steer output toward market demand, producing ethylene, formic acid, or formate from one platform. This one-step process cuts capture costs by half and unlocks a ten-fold market opportunity compared to traditional four-step carbon capture and conversion routes. The company also offers R&D services in electrochemical carbon conversion, life cycle assessment, and techno-economic analysis to accelerate industrial deployment.
Target Audience
Primary customers are heavy-industry partners seeking to convert their CO₂ emissions into marketable chemicals, along with research institutions and government agencies focused on sustainable technology development.
Features
- Membrane-integrated reactor (MMM + PTFE architecture) that delivers dilute CO₂ directly to the catalyst surface without pre-concentration
- Single tunable electrode that can be electrochemically adjusted to produce ethylene, formic acid, or formate from one platform
- Direct utilization of industrial flue gas with low energy consumption, bypassing traditional capture and compression steps
- Scalable industrial design intended for heavy-industry integration
- R&D service offerings including life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic analysis (TEA) for partner organizations