LanzaTech


Developer and operator of gas fermentation-based carbon recycling technology that converts industrial emissions, CO2 and gasified waste into alcohol intermediates (notably ethanol) for use in fuels, chemicals, materials and protein. Operates commercial biorefineries, performs lifecycle analysis for product carbon impacts, and pursues licensing, joint ventures, and commercial partnerships to deploy circular carbon solutions at scale.

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Nr. of Employees

small (1-50)

LanzaTech

Headquarters: Skokie, Illinois, USA


Patents

Microorganisms and methods for the continuous co-production of tandem repeat proteins and chemical products from C1-substrates

US-12371727-B2

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Process for improving carbon conversion efficiency

US-12365993-B2

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Integrated gas fermentation and carbon black processes

US-12359224-B2

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Process for recovering close boiling products

US-12312300-B2

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Microorganisms and methods for the continuous co-production of high-value, specialized proteins and chemical products from C1-substrates

US-12291734-B2

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Microbial fermentation for the production of terpenes

US-12286660-B2

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Products

Recycled-carbon alcohol intermediates (ethanol)

Alcohol intermediates produced by gas fermentation of industrial emissions and gasified waste, used as feedstocks for fuels, chemical intermediates and materials.

Chemical intermediates and polymer precursors from recycled carbon

Production routes and R&D outputs aimed at ethylene, monoethylene glycol (MEG), acetone, isopropanol and polymer precursors derived from recycled carbon feedstocks.


Services

Conducts feasibility studies and develops project frameworks to convert municipal and industrial waste streams into alcohol intermediates and fuels in partnership with local stakeholders.

Provides licensing agreements and commercial frameworks that enable partners to construct and operate multiple commercial-scale facilities using the company’s technology.

Performs in-house LCA and collaborates with third parties and research institutions to model environmental impacts and provide peer-reviewed analysis.

Expertise Areas

  • Carbon capture and utilization (CCU)
  • Gas fermentation and bioprocessing
  • Microbial strain engineering and synthetic biology
  • Scale-up and commercial biorefinery deployment
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Key Technologies

  • Gas fermentation
  • Syngas gasification
  • Bioreactor-scale fermentation
  • Microbial metabolic engineering
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News & Updates

Ethanol production ramped at a commercial steel-integrated facility to volumes sufficient for large-scale barge shipment; plant converts steel mill emissions into fuel-grade ethanol.

Signed master license to formalize a commercial framework to build facilities converting municipal solid waste into ethanol across Japan.

Joint feasibility study to transform municipal and commercial solid waste into ethanol and sustainable aviation fuel at scale, assessing up to hundreds of thousands of tonnes per year.

Joint collaboration agreement to develop a pathway to produce ethylene from CO2 using combined technologies.

Reported Q2 2024 revenue and announced a capital raise to strengthen financial flexibility.

Recognition for innovation in product, process and sustainability, highlighting use of biology and artificial intelligence in process development.

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