Carbon reimagined
Turn CO2 emissions from a liability into your lowest-cost feedstock with HYCO1’s breakthrough CO2 Reforming Catalyst.
Turn CO2 emissions into profit and low carbon intensity products
Transforming CO2 into economic and environmental value
Carbon dioxide has long been viewed as a liability, something to capture, compress, and inject underground. But what if we could treat CO2 not as waste, but as valuable feedstock? HYCO1 enables this shift with CO2 Reforming Catalyst, the most advanced thermocatalytic technology on the market, engineered to convert CO2 and methane into syngas efficiently and profitably.
Why carbon utilization beats sequestration
Sequestration challenges:
Rather than burying carbon at cost, HYCO1 customers reuse it as a feedstock, turning compliance obligations into productivity gains.
- Requires Class VI wells and federal permitting
- Long development timelines and regulatory risk
- High cost of injection, monitoring, and long-term liability
- Converts CO2 onsite with over 95% efficiency
- Reduces natural gas consumption by up to 50%
- Avoids storage costs and capital-intensive permitting
- Generates usable syngas with flexible H2 : CO ratios
Rather than burying carbon at cost, HYCO1 customers reuse it as a feedstock, turning compliance obligations into productivity gains.
Carbon is carbon: CO2 becomes feedstock, not just waste
HYCO1’s CO2 Reforming Catalyst unlocks a breakthrough in reforming, treating carbon dioxide and methane as chemically equivalent inputs in a single, integrated reaction system. While CH4 remains essential, our technology enables CO2 to react alongside it with exceptional efficiency, turning what was once waste into valuable syngas.
By fully utilizing both gases as feedstock, HYCO1 allows producers to reduce natural gas consumption, lower emissions, and create a tailored H2 : CO output without compromising throughput or stability.
CUBE™ Technology reduces methane use and eliminates emissions.
By fully utilizing both gases as feedstock, HYCO1 allows producers to reduce natural gas consumption, lower emissions, and create a tailored H2 : CO output without compromising throughput or stability.
CUBE™ Technology reduces methane use and eliminates emissions.
Is carbon utilization realistic?
Absolutely, HYCO1 is at Technology Readiness Level 9 (TRL9) with real world production facilities operating today. While other solutions exist in theory, HYCO1’s CUBE™ Technology exists in reality.
With HYCO1:
This is not a future promise. It's a proven solution ready to deploy today.
With HYCO1:
- No new reformer is needed, retrofits are possible
- No Class VI permits are required
- No tail gas problems—tail gas is converted into usable syngas
This is not a future promise. It's a proven solution ready to deploy today.
Economic and environmental upside
Sequestration costs are ongoing and unavoidable. Carbon utilization, on the other hand, delivers lasting returns:
HYCO1 delivers an ROI-driven path to decarbonization that’s both scalable and sustainable.
- Lower OPEX from reduced natural gas usage
- New revenue streams from syngas and downstream products
- Improved ESG performance and carbon intensity scores
- Qualifies for clean fuel and tax credit programs in multiple markets
HYCO1 delivers an ROI-driven path to decarbonization that’s both scalable and sustainable.
Carbon utilization technology landscape
HYCO1’s catalyst represents the most deployable, cost-effective solution in today’s carbon economy.
| Technology | Role & Impact |
|---|---|
| Thermocatalytic Reforming - HYCO1's speciality | CO2 + CH4 → Syngas at high efficiency |
| Electrolysis | Promising, but currently limited by power costs |
| Biological Conversion | Emerging but low throughput and long cycles |
| Sequestration (CCS) | Legacy approach, high cost with no product return |
The new carbon age: decarbonize with returns
We’re entering a new era where carbon circularity matters more than storage. It’s not just about reducing emissions, it’s about monetizing the carbon you already produce.
Carbon utilization is no longer a theoretical option. With HYCO1, it's your competitive advantage.
Carbon utilization is no longer a theoretical option. With HYCO1, it's your competitive advantage.
Three ways to transform your syngas strategy
From retrofitting existing units to launching turnkey syngas systems, HYCO1’s flexible integration models make carbon-efficient production easier than ever. Choose the path that fits your goals:
Catalyst swap
Replace your existing SMR or ATR catalyst with our high-performance SMR+ Catalyst for immediate efficiency gains.
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New projects
License our technology and build with decarbonization in mind using HYCO1’s CUBE™ Technology for new or expanded syngas facilities.
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Syngas supply
Let us deliver. HYCO1 designs, owns, and operates low-CI syngas, H2, or CO over-the-fence gas production plants.
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Bring HYCO1 Syngas Technologies
Directly to your projects
Ammonia
Maximize H2 yield and slash natural gas costs with the most advanced syngas catalyst engineered for fertilizer production.
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Biogas
Turn your waste into wealth and discover how HYCO1 transforms biogas into high-value syngas.
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Methanol
Maximize CO yield, unlock flexible H2 : CO ratios, higher throughput, and CO2 feedstock integration, purpose-built for methanol synthesis.
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Refining
Boost hydrogen purity, reduce natural gas, reduce flare losses, and improve reformer performance with precision syngas innovation.
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Steel
Produce low carbon intensity, low cost steel with CO-rich syngas from CO2 and methane.
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Synthetics
Achieve exact gas ratios and lower carbon scores with advanced syngas tailored for synthetic fuel and lubricant output.
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