Our Technology

Our patented biocatalyst converts green hydrogen and carbon dioxide into BioCat Methane, a pipeline-grade renewable gas. BioCat Methane is a synthetic methane that can be directly injected into the existing natural gas grid for immediate transmission and use or storage. Our bio-methanation process is a simple and cost-effective energy conversion system available for commercial projects.

Our proprietary biocatalyst is a selectively evolved strain of methanogenic archaea, a single-celled microorganism that has populated Earth for billions of years. These organisms can be found in a broad range of habitats, including some of the most extreme environments on the planet, such as volcanic hot springs, salt lakes, or toxic soils. Archaea are extraordinarily resilient microorganisms that are self-replicating and when maintained in an anerobic environment and fed hydrogen, carbon dioxide and nutrients are self-maintaining. 

The strain of archaea used by Electrochaea to synthesize BioCat Methane was adapted for this specific, climate-helping industrial application by Prof. Laurens Mets at the University of Chicago. Our archaea exhibit several properties including high conversion efficiency, no production of intermediates, tolerance to many contaminants typically found in industrial CO₂ sources, and rapid reaction kinetics that allow scale-up to commercial applications.