Co-Founder

Terrawaste
Terrawaste utilizes proprietary hydrothermal liquefaction technology to convert diverse waste streams, including mixed plastics and organic matter, into valuable bio-crude oil, biochar, and chemicals. This process offers a sustainable solution for waste valorization, enabling businesses to reduce landfill waste and create new revenue streams from byproducts.
- Chemical Technology
- Clean Technology
- New Materials
Funding
Funding not disclosed

Founders
Product
Problem
Traditional waste management often results in valuable materials being directed to landfills, contributing to environmental pollution and representing a missed economic opportunity. Many waste streams, particularly mixed plastics and organic matter, are difficult to recycle using conventional methods, creating a gap in circular economy solutions.
Solution
Terrawaste offers a proprietary hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) technology, branded as 'htloop', that converts a wide spectrum of waste materials, including non-recyclable plastics and organic waste, into valuable resources. This thermochemical process operates at elevated temperatures and pressures to transform feedstock into bio-crude oil, biochar, and high-value chemicals. By providing a sustainable pathway for waste valorization, Terrawaste enables businesses to reduce landfill dependency, create new revenue streams from byproducts, and contribute to a decarbonized, circular economy. The technology is designed to be resource-efficient and pollution-free, filling a critical niche in the materials market.
Target Audience
Terrawaste targets industrial entities, waste management companies, and material producers seeking advanced recycling solutions to valorize difficult-to-process waste streams and secure sustainable feedstock.
Features
- 'htloop' hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) process for waste conversion
- Capability to process a wide range of waste streams, including mixed plastics, organic waste, food waste, and AD sludge/RDF
- Output products include bio-crude oil, biochar, and high-value chemicals
- Thermochemical conversion mechanism involving chain scission, hydrolysis, decarboxylation, and dehydration reactions
- Advanced application of HTL to plastics, a novel area of development
- Patent filings in progress for HTL advancements
- Biomimicry-geomimicry based solution design
- Climate positive, truly circular, and decarbonized processing approach