Our Mission
About O-Two Carbon
Bridging the Gap from Research to Real-world Industrial Deployment
Founded in 2023, O-Two Carbon is a Calgary-based clean-tech startup focused on developing and commercializing transformative technologies for a low-carbon future. Our mission is to convert industrial greenhouse gas emissions into high-value chemicals and materials, enabling a circular carbon economy and addressing the global climate challenge.
O-Two Carbon provides comprehensive research and development (R&D) services, specializing in electrochemical carbon conversion, life cycle assessment (LCA), and techno-economic analysis (TEA). We collaborate with industry partners, research institutions, and government agencies to accelerate the development and deployment of sustainable technologies.
Strategic Impact
Our Value Proposition
Carbon capture is the industry's single biggest cost center. We designed it out of the process entirely.
Capture Costs Dominate
High costs of current carbon capture methods hinder industrial adoption.
~$0/ ton
Average cost of CO2 capture
Skip Capture Entirely
We enable direct utilization of low-concentration CO2, bypassing expensive capture steps altogether.
Cutting the capture cost by half unlocks a ten-fold market opportunity.
Innovation
Our Technology
One Platform. Multiple Products.
Our proprietary technology converts industrial off-gas directly into high-value chemicals such as ethylene—the most widely used petrochemical globally—and formic acid, a versatile chemical and emerging clean-energy carrier. By bypassing the energy-intensive intermediate steps of traditional processes, we provide a more efficient and cost-effective route to circular carbon materials.
- Low Energy Consumption
- Direct Emission Utilization
- Scalable Industrial Design
Product Family
Commercial Outputs From a Single Platform
Ethylene
The world's most widely used petrochemical; feedstock for plastics, polymers, and advanced materials.
Formic Acid
A versatile chemical for hydrogen storage, preservatives, agriculture (including bee colony health and silage preservation), water treatment, and de-icing.
Formate
Used in de-icing fluids, oil & gas drilling fluids, and as a chemical feedstock.
Core Innovation
How It Works: From Flue Gas to Feedstock
Industrial Flue Gas
Dilute CO2 captured directly from industrial exhaust — no costly pre-concentration step required.
Membrane-Integrated Reactor
An MMM + PTFE architecture delivers CO2 efficiently straight to the catalyst surface.
Tunable Catalyst
One patented electrode, tuned electrochemically to steer output toward market demand.
High-Value Products
Ethylene, formic acid, and formate — ready for industrial offtake.
Life Cycle Assessment
Sustainable Lifecycle & Impact
Our technology cuts greenhouse-gas emissions by 40–50% versus conventional production—while re-utilizing the CO2 that would otherwise be released.
Ethylene
Formic Acid
With O-Two Carbon's 40–50% Reduction
105–132 Mt CO2 abated & re-utilized / year
out of a combined ~263 Mt CO2/year conventional footprint
Equivalent to taking roughly 23–29 million cars off the road each year.
Applications
Where Our Products Are Used
Three outputs, one platform — select a product to see the industries it feeds into.
Ethylene
The world's most widely used petrochemical — feedstock for the plastics and polymer industries.
Formic Acid
A versatile chemical and emerging clean-energy carrier, used far beyond the lab.
Formate
A workhorse chemical for heavy industry, from winter operations to drilling fluids.
Leadership & Research
Our Team
A cross-disciplinary team spanning electrochemistry, process engineering, and techno-economic analysis.
Backed & Recognized By
Careers
We're Growing
If you're excited about turning industrial emissions into valuable chemicals, reach out at info@o-twocarbon.com.
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Contact Us
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