Liquid CO2 as a source for renewable fuels and chemicals

One thing's for sure; current and still growing CO2 emissions are a huge factor in global climate heating. And as we know climate heating leads amongst others to the meltdown of North Pole ice, disappearance of the permafrost of the northern toundra's and vanishing of glaciers worldwide. If we don't realise an impactful drop of CO2 emission this will result in weather changes and a serious rise in seawater levels. Apart of the costs involved it will lead to new (additional and inevitable) migration of people and negative impact on our farmland and thus food resources.

Liquid CO2 as a new source of energy and Biondoil; a business model in a business model

Our bio-ethanol refinery produces apart from the main product bio-ethanol also a.o. lignine and liquid CO2

We will (re)use liquid CO2 in two ways:
- Liquid CO2 can be distributed to greenhouse horticulture in the Rotterdam region ('het Westland') to be used as fertilizer to grow vegetables.
- Liquid CO2 will be the source for other Biondoil transformation processes resulting in methanol and formic acid. Both methanol and formic acid can be used as a basis for alternative renewable fuels instead of fossil fuels. But also other usage such as bio-coatings in the maritime sector or solvent products are applicable.

This way we really create circular processes with one business model leading to the other (1+1=3). At the same time each business model also will be valid in it's own right.




For more information about our other business models (next to the 'Liquid CO2' business model):