Christophe Schilling, CEO at Genomatica, discusses his company's unique method of turning renewable feedstocks into chemicals at AlwaysOn's GoingGreen Silicon Valley, which took place at The Presidio's Golden Gate Club in San Francisco, CA, on October 13th, 2010.
Turning Bacteria Into Plastic
Genomatica, Inc., in partnership with Waste Managment, Inc., has come up with a way to take garbage out of the landfill and re-use it, reports Channel 4 San Diego.
We are taking the "petro" out of petrochemicals by developing technology and processes to turn syngas made from municipal solid waste into higher-value chemicals.