Interview with Annelie Jongerius (Avantium) and Jan-Peter Born (HVC)
The WaterProof technology turns CO₂ from urban waste(water) into valuable consumer products with a unique electrochemical process.
This EU-research project tackles various challenges at once:
🔸 reduce CO₂-emissions by valorising them
🔸 minimise the use of fossil resources
🔸 establish circular corbon loops
In this interview with the EU Science, Research and Innovation Horizon Magazine project coordinator Annelie Jongerius from Dutch company Avantium and Jan-Peter Born from HVC explain the WaterProof approach of converting CO₂ into formic acid to be used in cleaning detergents, for (fish)leather tanning and for the production of ADES.