Life from the ocean makes wonderful things, including a material called AirCarbon.
We figured out how to make it on land.
The ocean is filled with beautiful technology.
Almost all life in the ocean naturally makes a material called PHB to store energy.
Since it is made using air and carbon dissolved in water, we call it AirCarbon®.As it turns out, AirCarbon is meltable at 350 °F, and that matters.
Natural microorganisms in the ocean make PHB every day, so we found these microorganisms and figured out what they needed to make it on land.
Food contact approved: FCN 1754U.S. Food AND Drug Administration
Industrially Compostable: ASTM D6400 industrial compost facilities are limited, check local availabilitySoil Control Lab, Advanced material center
Ocean-degradable: ASTM D6691California State University,
Chico Research Foundation
Carbon-negative: PAS 2050: 2008/2011Carbon Trust
Carbon-negative: ISO 14046-3SCS Global Services
Strength is circular
Since it is made by life, AirCarbon provides the strength of plastic, but biodegrades faster than cellulose in the ocean, giving life a chance to restore itself.
Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge AwardUS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Biomaterial of the YearNOVA INSTITUTE
Technology Pioneer AwardWORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
Innovation of the YearPOPULAR SCIENCE
“one of the 100 most significant innovations of the year”R&D MAGAZINE
New Energy Pioneer AwardBLOOMBERG NEF
Technology Excellence AwardPC MAGAZINE
Leadership AwardENERGY VISION
