Imikhiqizo yemfashini nayo idlala ngebhayoloji yokwenziwa, iLanzaTech yethula ingubo emnyama eyenziwe nge-CO₂.

Akulona ihaba ukusho ukuthi izinto eziphilayo zokwenziwa ziye zangena kuzo zonke izici zokuphila kwabantu. I-ZymoChem isizothuthukisa ijakhethi ye-ski eyenziwe ngoshukela. Muva nje, umkhiqizo wezingubo zemfashini wethule ingubo eyenziwe nge-CO₂. UFang yiLanzaTech, inkampani yenkanyezi yokwenziwa kwezinto eziphilayo. Kuyaqondakala ukuthi lokhu kubambisana akuyona "i-crossover" yokuqala ye-LanzaTech. Ekuqaleni kukaJulayi kulo nyaka, i-LanzaTech ibambisane nenkampani yezingubo zemidlalo iLululemon futhi yakhiqiza intambo yokuqala emhlabeni nendwangu esebenzisa izindwangu ezigaywe kabusha ze-carbon emission.

I-LanzaTech yinkampani yobuchwepheshe bebhayoloji yokwenziwa etholakala e-Illinois, e-USA. Ngokusekelwe ekuqongeleleni kwayo kobuchwepheshe kubhayoloji yokwenziwa, i-bioinformatics, ubuhlakani bokwenziwa nokufunda komshini, nobunjiniyela, i-LanzaTech isungule inkundla yokutakula ikhabhoni (i-Pollution To Products™), Ukukhiqizwa kwe-ethanol nezinye izinto ezivela emithonjeni ye-carbon engcolile.

"Ngokusebenzisa i-biology, singasebenzisa amandla emvelo ukuze sixazulule inkinga yesimanje kakhulu. I-CO₂ eningi emkhathini iphushele iplanethi yethu Ethubeni eliyingozi lokugcina imithombo yezinsalela emhlabathini futhi inikeze isimo sezulu esiphephile nendawo ezungezile kubo bonke abantu," kusho uJennifer Holmgren.

I-LanzaTech yasebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bebhayoloji yokwenziwa ukuze iguqule i-Clostridium ephuma emathunjini onogwaja ukuze ikhiqize i-ethanol ngokusebenzisa ama-microorganisms kanye ne-CO₂ exhaust gas, eyabe isiphinde yacutshungulwa yaba imicu ye-polyester, eyagcina isetshenziselwe ukwenza izindwangu ezihlukahlukene zenayiloni. Ngokuphawulekayo, lapho lezi zindwangu zenayiloni zilahlwa, zingaphinda zigaywe kabusha, zivutshelwe futhi ziguqulwe, zehlise ngempumelelo i-carbon footprint.

Empeleni, isimiso sobuchwepheshe se-LanzaTech empeleni siyisizukulwane sesithathu sokukhiqiza izinto eziphilayo, kusetshenziswa ama-microorganisms ukuguqula ezinye izinto ezingcolisa imfucuza zibe izinto zokubasa eziwusizo namakhemikhali, njengokusebenzisa i-CO2 emkhathini namandla avuselelekayo (amandla okukhanya, amandla omoya, izinhlanganisela ze-Inorganic emanzini angcolile, njll.) ukukhiqizwa kwezinto eziphilayo.

Ngobuchwepheshe bayo obuyingqayizivele obungakwazi ukuguqula i-CO₂ ibe yimikhiqizo enenani eliphezulu, i-LanzaTech izuze umusa wezikhungo zokutshala izimali ezivela emazweni amaningi. Kubikwa ukuthi inani lamanje lezezimali le-LanzaTech lidlule ama-US$280 wezigidi. Abatshalizimali bahlanganisa i-China International Capital Corporation (CICC), i-China International Investment Corporation (CITIC), i-Sinopec Capital, i-Qiming Venture Partners, i-Petronas, i-Primetals, i-Novo Holdings, i-Khosla Ventures, i-K1W1, i-Suncor, njll.

Kuhle ukusho ukuthi ngo-April kulo nyaka, iSinopec Group Capital Co., Ltd. yatshala imali ku-Langze Technology ukusiza iSinopec ukufeza umgomo wayo “wekhabhoni ephindwe kabili”. Kubikwa ukuthi iLanza 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 kwe-microbial ukuze ibambe kahle i-carbon waste yezimboni futhi ikhiqize Amandla ahlanzekile avuselelekayo, amakhemikhali anenani eliphakeme, njll.

NgoMeyi walo nyaka, iphrojekthi yokuqala yomhlaba kaphethiloli ye-ethanol esebenzisa igesi ye-ferroalloy industrial tail yasungulwa e-Ningxia, exhaswe yinkampani ehlanganyelwe ye-Beijing Shougang Langze New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. Amathani angu-5,000 okuphakelayo anganciphisa ukukhishwa kwe-CO₂ ngamathani angu-180,000 ngonyaka.

Kusukela ngo-2018, iLanzaTech yabambisana neShougang Group Jingtang Iron and Steel Works ukusungula imboni yokuqala emhlabeni yezohwebo yegesi yemfucuza ethanol, isebenzisa iClostridium ukusebenzisa igesi yensimbi yensimbi kumafutha okwenziwa okuhweba, njll., ngokuphuma konyaka okungamathani angama-46,000 e-ethanol kaphethiloli, isitshalo esikhiqiza ama-protein angaphezu kuka-5,000. amathani angu-30,000 e-ethanol onyakeni wawo wokuqala wokusebenza, okulingana nokugcina amathani angaphezu kwe-120,000 e-CO₂ emkhathini.