Dioxycle

Positioned as a technology provider, DIOXYCLE aims to offer chemical producers and off-takers with novel ways to produce these commodity products based on emission recycling rather than fossil resource processing. The two co-founders (Dr. David Wakerley & Dr. Sarah Lamaison) launched the company early 2021 after 5 years of joint research in the field between the University of Cambridge (UK), Collège de France and Stanford (US). They have received multiple scientific prizes and have been selected as part of the 2021 inaugural cohort of the Breakthrough Energy Fellows program, before raising a seed led by Lowercarbon Capital. Dioxycle’s team is currently composed of 20 researchers (>70% PhD) from world-leading institutions allying chemical, system and process engineering to develop the most energy and cost-efficient electrolysis technology for the production of key chemicals and feedstocks. They first target ethylene, the world’s most consumed organic chemical, widely used for the production of textile fibres, plastics, construction materials and furniture. Through high performance and advanced process integration, DIOXYCLE’s technology seeks to provide a route towards decarbonized ethylene with no or negative green premium vs. fossil.