Soap made from captured CO2

By Molly Burgess

An Alberta, Canada-based company has developed a technology which can turn captured carbon dioxide (CO₂) into environmentally friendly soap.

CleanO2’s soap is made from CO₂ captured from large commercial buildings before entering the atmosphere and converted into 100% safe pearl ash which is commonly used in soap and detergents.

The company uses CARBiN-X technology, the world’s first decentralised commercial carbon capture device to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the heating industry.

Approximately the size of two refrigerators, the CARBiN-X technology can be fitted to natural gas-powered boilers to reduce both energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.

The unit runs waste flue gas through a reaction chamber that uses heat to recover the CO₂, which is then combined with a carbon-reduction chemical to create carbonate, a valuable by-product.

Formed twelve years ago when the three founders began brain storming ideas for a science magazine contest, CleanO2 now sells a variety of products on its website and believes captured CO₂ products could play a big role in the future.