Entrepreneurs Vie to Turn Heat-Trapping Gas into a Red-Hot Commodity

Carbon utilization and alternative carbon capture technologies were a noticeable presence on the main floor at this year's DOE Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) conference in Washington, D.C.

Their technology could help turn carbon emissions from just a problem into an opportunity as well.

Carbon, of course, is of grave concern because of its effect on the planet's temperature and atmosphere.

It is also the main staple in almost every product people use or consume daily. Manufacturers currently rely heavily on carbon from fossil fuels to create plastics, fibers, textiles and packaging, as well as refined liquid fuels.

So instead of sequestering all of the carbon dioxide emissions underground, what if part of it was used instead as a feedstock?

Entrepreneurs Vie to Turn Heat-Trapping Gas into a Red-Hot Commodity