Izinkampani zemfashini nazo zidlala ngebhayoloji yokwenziwa, lapho iLanzaTech yethula ingubo emnyama eyenziwe nge-CO₂.

Akukhona ukweqisa ukusho ukuthi i-biology yokwenziwa ifinyelele kuzo zonke izici zokuphila kwabantu. I-ZymoChem isizokwakha ijakhethi yokuskiya eyenziwe ngoshukela. Muva nje, uhlobo lwezingubo zemfashini luqalise ingubo eyenziwe nge-CO₂. I-Fang yi-LanzaTech, inkampani ye-biology yokwenziwa evelele. Kuyaqondakala ukuthi lokhu kubambisana akuyona "i-crossover" yokuqala ye-LanzaTech. Kusukela ngoJulayi kulo nyaka, i-LanzaTech yabambisana nenkampani yezingubo zezemidlalo i-Lululemon futhi yakhiqiza uboya nendwangu yokuqala emhlabeni esebenzisa izindwangu ezikhishwa kabusha ze-carbon.

I-LanzaTech iyinkampani yezobuchwepheshe bebhayoloji yokwenziwa etholakala e-Illinois, e-USA. Ngokusekelwe ekuqongeleleni kwayo kobuchwepheshe kubhayoloji yokwenziwa, i-bioinformatics, ubuhlakani bokwenziwa kanye nokufunda komshini, kanye nobunjiniyela, i-LanzaTech ithuthukise ipulatifomu yokubuyisa ikhabhoni (i-Pollution To Products™), Ukukhiqizwa kwe-ethanol nezinye izinto ezivela emithonjeni yekhabhoni elahliwe.

“Ngokusebenzisa i-biology, singasebenzisa amandla emvelo ukuxazulula inkinga yesimanje kakhulu. I-CO₂ eningi kakhulu emkhathini isunduzele iplanethi yethu ethubeni eliyingozi lokugcina izinsiza zasendulo emhlabathini futhi inikeze isimo sezulu esiphephile kanye nendawo ezungezile kubo bonke abantu,” kusho uJennifer Holmgren.

I-LanzaTech isebenzise ubuchwepheshe bebhayoloji yokwenziwa ukuguqula i-Clostridium emathunjini onogwaja ukuze ikhiqize i-ethanol ngokusebenzisa ama-microorganisms kanye negesi yokukhipha i-CO₂, eyabe isicutshungulwa ibe yimicu ye-polyester, ekugcineni eyasetshenziswa ukwenza izindwangu ezahlukahlukene ze-nylon. Okuphawulekayo ukuthi lapho lezi zindwangu ze-nylon zilahlwa, zingaphinde zisetshenziswe kabusha, zibiliswe futhi ziguqulwe, kuncishiswe ngempumelelo umthelela we-carbon.

Empeleni, isimiso sobuchwepheshe se-LanzaTech empeleni siyisizukulwane sesithathu sokukhiqiza izinto eziphilayo, kusetshenziswa ama-microorganism ukuguqula ezinye izinto ezingcolisa udoti zibe amafutha namakhemikhali awusizo, njengokusebenzisa i-CO2 emoyeni kanye namandla avuselelekayo (amandla okukhanya, amandla omoya, amakhemikhali angaphili emanzini angcolile, njll.) ekukhiqizweni kwezinto eziphilayo.

Ngobuchwepheshe bayo obuhlukile obungaguqula i-CO₂ ibe yimikhiqizo enenani eliphezulu, i-LanzaTech ithole ukuthandwa yizikhungo zokutshala imali ezivela emazweni amaningi. Kubikwa ukuthi inani lemali yeLanzaTech yamanje selidlule amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-280. Abatshalizimali bahlanganisa i-China International Capital Corporation (CICC), i-China International Investment Corporation (CITIC), i-Sinopec Capital, i-Qiming Venture Partners, i-Petronas, i-Primitals, i-Novo Holdings, i-Khosla Ventures, i-K1W1, i-Suncor, njll.

Kuyafaneleka ukusho ukuthi ngo-Ephreli kulo nyaka, i-Sinopec Group Capital Co., Ltd. itshale imali ku-Langze Technology ukusiza i-Sinopec ukufeza umgomo wayo "wekhabhoni ephindwe kabili". Kubikwa ukuthi i-Lanza Technology (Beijing Shougang Lanze New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.) iyinkampani ehlangene eyasungulwa yi-LanzaTech Hong Kong Co., Ltd. kanye ne-China Shougang Group ngo-2011. Isebenzisa ukuguqulwa kwamagciwane ukuze ibambe kahle ikhabhoni engcolile yezimboni futhi ikhiqize Amandla ahlanzekile avuselelekayo, amakhemikhali anenani eliphezulu, njll.

NgoMeyi walo nyaka, iphrojekthi yokuqala ye-ethanol emhlabeni esebenzisa igesi yomsila yezimboni i-ferroalloy yasungulwa eNingxia, ixhaswe yinkampani ehlangene yeBeijing Shougang Langze New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. Amathani angu-5,000 okuphakelayo anganciphisa ukukhishwa kwe-CO₂ ngamathani angu-180,000 ngonyaka.

Kusukela ngo-2018, i-LanzaTech yabambisana ne-Shougang Group Jingtang Iron and Steel Works ukusungula isitshalo sokuqala se-ethanol segesi yemfucuza yezentengiselwano emhlabeni, besebenzisa i-Clostridium ukufaka igesi yemfucuza yesitshalo sensimbi kumafutha okwenziwa ezentengiselwano, njll., ngomkhiqizo waminyaka yonke wamathani angu-46,000 e-ethanol kaphethiloli, amaprotheni Feed amathani angu-5,000, lesi sitshalo sakhiqiza amathani angaphezu kuka-30,000 e-ethanol ngonyaka waso wokuqala wokusebenza, okulingana nokugcina amathani angaphezu kuka-120,000 e-CO₂ emoyeni.