CARBON-NEGATIVE PRODUCTS

Some commercial products use captured CO2 to make the manufacturing process carbon negative. One example is the company Air Eau de Parfum, a perfume company that makes ethanol from captured CO2. Ethanol is one of the main ingredients of perfume products. Instead of fermenting crops such as corn – a method which often produces high volumes of CO2 – this unique ethanol production is carbon negative.

Another example is protein powder. Some manufacturers are working with microbes with the aim to reduce the environmental impact of the food industry. The process involves the microbes absorbing captured CO2 and turning it into protein. One kilogram of protein produced this way could remove 0.2 kilograms of CO2 from the atmosphere. In comparison, the same volume of protein produced in beef adds 100 kilograms of CO2.