Start-up Finds Way To Turn CO2 Into Plastic Wrap

A Massachusetts start-up using technology developed at Cornell University has begun turning the greenhouse gas CO2 into plastic wrap and bottles.

Novomer, which won a $400,000 grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, is in pilot stage production and hopes for a commercial product in a year.

The technique combines equal quantities of a petroleum-based polymer and CO2, allowing the CO2 to react with the petroleum. The production is taking place at a Kodak plant.

“We can turn pollution into a valuable material,” says Mike Slowik, manager of strategic planning and analysis.

The end product is polyproylene carbonate, which can be used to make a clear plastic wrap for food packaging or plastic bottles. The company’s goal is to increase production volumes, which in turn will increase the amount of CO2 it recycle from the atmosphere.

Novomer's plastic is made with equal parts of a petroleum-based polymer and CO2

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14 Responses to Start-up Finds Way To Turn CO2 Into Plastic Wrap

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