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Biogenic Carbon Dioxide
What is biogenic CO2?
Biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) is CO2 that originates from the carbon cycle. This means that the carbon in the CO2 does not come from a sequestered source. A sequestered source is anything that is not an active participant in the carbon cycle such as fossil natural gas or coal that are sourced from underground.
Biogenic CO2 is chemically the same as any other CO2. Because of this it can be used as food grade CO2, in the making of dry ice, sodas, or in any other industry. Its advantage comes in that you can get the same usefulness of CO2 as with any other CO2 while reducing your emissions. This can often be a great selling point and a helpful step towards carbon neutrality.
Uses for Biogenic Carbon Dioxide
Food Grade CO2
Dry Ice Production
Lab Grade CO2
All other common CO2 uses.
What’s the difference?
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Currently the largest source of captured CO2 comes from natural gas cleaning which is a fossil (previously sequestered) source. This is compared to our CO2 which is captured from biogas cleaning that is completely CO2 from natural resources that are already apart of the carbon cycle.
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Fossil CO2 such as the CO2 that is most often used today when used is released to the atmosphere and adds to the worlds total carbon debt. Biogenic CO2 is different in that it is completely carbon that is a current part of the carbon cycle and thus does not add to total greenhouse gas emissions.
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By utilizing biogenic CO2 instead of traditional fossil CO2 you completely get rid of your greenhouse gas impact from that chemical. This allows those producing and using the products made with this chemical to be sound of mind knowing they are doing their part to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions as a whole.
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Biogenic CO2 when captured from waste to energy plants is extremely sustainable. Unlike its fossil fuel counterpart which has a limited availability, biogenic CO2 is produced in a cycle. Capture, process, clean, use, repeat.
