SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION ON THE HORIZON

SunCoChem (Sun Driven CO2 Conversion into Green Chemicals) is developing a reactor to manufacture valuable chemical products from renewable energies based on CO2 (present in flue gas), water and sunlight. The aim is to provide the industry with a new way to obtain oxo-chemicals without using raw materials derived from fossil fuels.

IFF is one of three industrial partners that represent potential end-users of this technology, which would lead to a reduction in our CO2 emissions, energy consumption, water usage and dependence on fossil-derived feedstocks. We are providing a test-site environment for the case study products in order to ensure the scalability and feasibility of the process for the fragrance industry.

Multistr3am

Microalgae has the unique ability to convert atmospheric CO2 into highly sustainable building blocks of biomass. Multistr3am is working to overcome existing barriers to using microalgae by bringing down the costs of cultivation, harvesting and downstream processing, using a new kind of biorefinery to create high-quality, in-demand products at scale.

Through this collaboration with several industry partners, IFF is helping to validate whether algae materials can be successfully converted to high-quality building blocks for micro-encapsulation and fragrance ingredients, thereby displacing fossil fuels. Additionally, select waste streams have the potential to be repurposed as feed stocks for algae cultivation, building the way to a more circular economy.