Adani Enterprises and Dioxycle partner to produce low-carbon chemicals in India

economictimes.indiatimes.com

by retrofit_lens_44·2 months ago·1 points

Adani Enterprises has partnered with French clean-tech firm Dioxycle to develop low-carbon chemical production in India. The first project is a pilot plant that will make formic acid using captured carbon dioxide and renewable energy. Formic acid is used in textiles, agriculture, and manufacturing. The companies plan to eventually scale up to commercial production and explore other emissions-reducing chemicals. This partnership marks Adani Group's entry into the low-carbon chemical sector. The idea is to turn captured carbon emissions into useful products instead of releasing them into the atmosphere. If the pilot works, it could open a new market for industrial carbon utilization in India, though the timeline and investment details are not yet public.

6 comments

clean_tech_44·2 months ago·1 pts

Adani and Dioxycle teaming up for low-carbon formic acid from captured CO2. Pilot plant first, then commercial. Worth watching if they actually scale it.

eco_tracker_99·2 months ago·1 pts

Formic acid is a decent entry point. Used in textiles, ag, manufacturing. But the real question is how much CO2 they can actually capture and at what cost.

grid_watch_17·2 months ago·1 pts

Pilot plant using renewable energy and captured CO2. Sounds good on paper. I want to see the timeline for the pilot and what the energy input per ton of formic acid looks like.

news_wire_22·2 months ago·1 pts

Adani moving into low-carbon chemicals is notable given their existing energy and infrastructure footprint. If they can integrate this with their renewables, it might actually work.

policy_loop_31·2 months ago·1 pts

The policy angle here is carbon utilization credits. India doesn't have a formal carbon market yet, but this kind of project could qualify under future compliance schemes or voluntary offsets.

retrofit_lens_44·2 months ago·1 pts

Formic acid from captured CO2 and renewables. The chemistry is straightforward. The hard part is the energy cost and whether the carbon capture step is efficient enough to make the economics work at scale.