The most advanced syngas platform on earth

HYCO1 transforms CO2 and methane into high-efficiency syngas at the lowest cost and carbon intensity ever achieved.

Carbon Utilization.
Best Efficiency.

HYCO1's patented CUBE™ Technology is transforming how the world thinks about syngas, H2, and CO. By converting CO2 and methane into chemical-grade syngas in a single, high-efficiency pass, HYCO1 offers the most advanced and cost-effective carbon utilization platform available today. This is true carbon utilization; efficient, scalable, and profitable.
Flow chart showing HYCO1's CCR™ process for creating syngas from recycled co2 emissions

HYCO1 CUBE™ Catalyst

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NiMgO Solid Solution Catalyst

The key HYCO1 discovery

A new class of heterogeneous catalysts is born

HYCO1 CUBE™ Catalyst is a low surface area, spherical, solid solution catalyst which opens up an entire new field of heterogeneous catalysts.

A new highly reactive non-coking catalyst

When Ni and MgO are mixed and calcined using an exact process (HYCO1 trade secret), an optimized solid solution crystal is formed. The novel powder is then assembled into it's final form to be put into a traditional reformer. The catalyst surface has no free nickel because Ni and MgO are in solution in an interlocking crystalline structure.

CUBE™ Catalyst properties

Unlike traditional catalysts that rely on surface area for increased reactivity; HYCO1 kinetics are super fast because Ni and MgO are literally “printed” on the surface. The reaction proceeds rapidly because it isn’t limited by diffusion — reactants and products don’t need to travel through pores to access the active sites. Up to 33% less energy is needed to drive the endothermic reaction. 95+% of all carbon (CO2 and CH4) is converted into CO without any coking. CUBE™ Catalyst is pre-sintered which makes it extremely durable and solves on of the major failure issues in traditional catalysts. As the metals are locked into the solid solution crystal so they don’t migrate and lose reactivity. All of the reactions take place on the surface of the catalyst so there are no pores to plug up or de-activate.
One catalyst, ultimate flexibility

First reaction (DMR)

CH4 + CO2 → 2H2 + 2CO (Dry methane reforming without coking). Ni ion within the solid solution attracts CH4 and disassociates it into C and 2H2. MgO ion within the catalyst attracts CO2 and disassociates it into CO and O. Then, C + O rapidly form the second CO. CUBE™ Catalysts prefer CO2 for this reaction.
Flow chart showing the DMR formula CO2 + CH4 = 2H2 + 2CO

Second reaction (SMR)

CH4 + H2O → 3H2 + CO (Traditional SMR reaction). This secondary reaction allows for fine tuning of syngas ratios (H2 to CO ratio) for a variety of downstream applications.
Flow chart showing the SMR formula CH4 + H2O = 3H2 + CO

Bi-Reforming (DMR + SMR)

By combining DMR & SMR reactions, users are able to fine tune their syngas ratios from 1:1 to 3.5:1 H2 to CO ratios changing only the feedstock ratios. Same catalyst, same reformer, every syngas need.

Leveraging the past for the future

HYCO1's CUBE™ Catalysts use historic reformer technology, operato can maintain familiar reformer infrastructure and operations while shifting to a carbon-smart route that integrates CO₂ into syngas production and cuts overall carbon intensity. This pathway can be taken by the technology user in steps, from switching out catalyst as an initial step, to operating conditions optimization, to capturing and feeding CO₂ as a direct co-feedstock.
Flow chart showing the Bi-Reforming formula CO2 + CH4 + H2O = 2H2 + CO
*Bi-Reforming can be fine tuned to an H2 : CO ratio that is right for your downstream application by making changes to the molar ratios of your feedstock

HYCO1 project highlights

We can service projects at any scale from any source of CO2 and CH4. Learn more about our featured projects:

Agra Energy

Biogas to Liquids

New Franken, Wisconsin, USA

Dairy waste to SAF & diesel

Catalyst and technology license model with biogenic CO2 utilization for improved biogas conversion

50 BPD capacity

Steam Methane Reformer in action in Wisconsin
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UBE

Integrated into a DMC battery electrolyte plant

Waggaman, Louisiana, USA

CH4 + H2O → CO & H2

Licensed technology for the world’s lowest-carbon, lowest-cost carbon monoxide gas as a key feedstock

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Multiple patents granted

Ready for new and existing syngas projects

HYCO1’s patented approach improves SMR/ATR performance by enabling lower methane feed costs, reduced energy use, increased output from less gas input, and non-coking operation.

  • Patent No. 12,214,335 protects a catalyst for dry reforming of methane with CO₂ to make syngas with no coking and high productivity.
  • Patent No. 12,297,109 protects a catalyst for steam methane reforming with reduced energy, reduced steam to carbon ratios, and enables high-yield syngas across hydrocarbon and renewable gas streams.
  • Patent No. 12,508,577 HYCO1’s most recently granted patent, protects a catalyst with methods for producing syngas that extend HYCO1’s protection of “bi-reforming” (i.e., both DMR and SMR) of feedstocks for tailored syngas ratios in between SMR and DMR operating conditions.
HYCO1's SMR+ Catalysts for SMR and DRI applications

Industry advancing syngas technology

HYCO1 exceeds all previous standards in syngas production delivering higher output, lower costs, and the industry’s most advanced catalysts as well as the first catalyst to convert CO2 into syngas as efficiently as methane. HYCO1's technology values all carbon as carbon, allowing for CO2 and CH4 to be utilized with the same high-efficiency.

Powered by HYCO1's CUBE™ Technology (Carbon Utilization. Best Efficiency.), HYCO1's catalysts are the most efficient, most robust, and most flexible catalysts on the market today.

Whether upgrading the efficiency of an existing reforming facility or building new, HYCO1 turns emissions into assets and efficiency into your advantage.
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SMR+ Catalyst
HYCO1’s SMR+ catalyst supercharges your reformer with a second reaction that transforms unconverted methane and by-product CO2 into additional high-value syngas (bi-reforming). This results in boosting output, cutting tail gas by over 80%, slashing fuel use, energy costs, and capital spend by maximizing existing SMR technology.
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CO2 Reforming Catalyst
HYCO1’s CO2 Reforming Catalysts turn carbon emissions into assets. Powered by its CUBE™ Technology, HYCO1's CO2 Reforming Catalysts convert 98% of methane and CO2 feedstocks into syngas with industry-best efficiency, slashing natural gas use and enabling ultra-low or even negative-carbon syngas production.
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Catalyst swaps: upgrade what you already own

Already operating an SMR or ATR unit? HYCO1’s SMR+ Catalyst can be dropped into your existing reformer with minimal modification—instantly improving conversion efficiency, increasing throughput, and unlocking internal CO2 utilization.

Benefits:
  • Reduce natural gas consumption and operating cost
  • Boost carbon monoxide output for downstream value
  • Improve energy efficiency and steam ratios
  • Lower CI without changing core infrastructure
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New projects: build smarter from the start

For greenfield projects or expansions, HYCO1 licenses the most advanced syngas creation platforms available. Choose SMR+ Catalyst to maximize traditional methane reforming or go full decarbonization with our CO2 Reforming Catalyst in a CUBE™ CO2 Reformer (CCR™).

Applications:
  • Chemical manufacturing
  • Biofuel and SAF production
  • Methanol and ammonia plants
  • Steel and synthetic polymer processing
Why build with HYCO1:
  • Design for low or zero emissions
  • Customized H2 : CO ratios
  • CAPEX-efficient modular systems

Syngas supply: let us handle it

Don’t want to own the reformer? We’ve got it covered. HYCO1 can site, build, own, and operate an over-the-fence reformer that delivers syngas, H2, or CO directly to your facility—without the capital burden on your end.

You get:
  • Reliable, low-carbon syngas tailored to spec
  • No operational responsibility
  • Long-term cost stability
  • Rapid project deployment with minimal disruption
Steam Methane Reformer in action in Wisconsin

Real economics. Real impact.

Unlike carbon capture and storage (CCS) solutions, HYCO1 doesn’t just store emissions, we turn them into value. Our solutions work on first-principle economics: higher efficiency, lower cost, and real product value from CO2.

Decarbonization isn’t a subsidy play. It’s a performance upgrade.

Technology made practical

HYCO1’s reformer unit catalyst swaps, and over-the-fence reactors deliver flexibility and performance across a wide range of applications:
  • Supports methane-rich feedstocks and CO2-emitting sources
  • Integrates with existing hydrogen and syngas infrastructure
  • Compatible with full purification systems: PSA, VPSA, CYRO, and methane scrubbing
Whether you're operating at industrial scale or starting with a pilot, HYCO1’s technology adapts to your goals.

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