Carbon Capture Coatings:
Can Paints and Coatings Save Humanity?
Carbon Capture Coatings have the power to significantly reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, thereby lessening the impact of global warming. Carbon Capture Coatings are bio-engineered such that, when exposed to sunlight, they capture and fix atmospheric carbon dioxide. These coatings support living cells capable of carrying out photosynthesis, the process by which Nature captures and fixes atmospheric CO2.
Did you know?
If we continue on the track we’re on now, by 2050, we will see:
- A rise in sea levels by up to 20 inches;
- Heat “beyond the threshold of human survivability:”
- The collapse of ecosystems collapse including the Amazon rainforest, coral reefs, and the Arctic.
- A fall in global crop production by at least 20 percent.
- And the forced migration of billions of people due to unbearable heat, along with food and water shortages.
–Existential Climate-Related Security Risk-A Scenario Approach, Breakthrough National Center for Climate Restoration, June 2019 Report.
Carbon Capture Coatings Work
Formulated to support algae growth
Thin and almost weightless, so can go very high vertically
Can be engineered to allow sunlight, but protect against UV
Can allow for the free exchange of gases in the atmosphere
When sequestered, the by-product, cellulose is formed
Cellulose can be repurposed into many products, such as building materials, clothing, or even plastic bottles
Carbon Capture Coatings at Work
Carbon Capture Coatings produce cellulose and other valuable by-products
- Durable Sequestration of the CO2
The CO2 is fixed in the coating and can be harvested then pyrolyzed thus, durably sequestering
the CO2 for more than 100 years in biochar.
Durable Sequestration of the CO2
- The CO2 is fixed in the coating and can be harvested then pyrolyzed thus, durably sequestering the CO2 for more than 100 years in biochar.
Various Algae Are Tested in Coatings
Various Algae Are Tested in Coatings
- CO2 uptake rates tested over a 2 week period for algae cells alone and 50/50 algae cells:latex resin wet coating.
Various Algae Are Tested in Coatings
Various Algae Are Tested in Coatings
- CO2 uptake rates tested over a 2 week period for algae cells alone and 50/50 algae cells:latex resin wet coating.
Carbon Capture Coatings Modular Design:
Algae coating is applied to the substrate which is inserted in a module designed to enhance photosynthesis
Carbon Capture Coatings Modular Design:
Algae coating is applied to the substrate which is inserted in a module designed to enhance photosynthesis
Carbon capture coatings survive the test of time
Even after 45 days , the algae still does the job!
- Carbon dioxide uptake for the coated PET containers al 1% algae loading level tested on 0and 45 days after the coatings were made.
Carbon capture coatings survive the test of time
Even after 45 days , the algae still does the job!
- Carbon dioxide uptake for the coated PET containers al 1% algae loading level tested on 0and 45 days after the coatings were made.
Did you know?
Because paint is thin and almost weightless with good adherence, it can be used on vertical surfaces reaching as high as we want to go, capturing as much CO2 as we desire? The sky’s the limit!
IN THE NEWS
Carbon Capture Coatings: Proof Of Concept Results And Call To Action
coatings capture coatings
june 2019
Watch the interview about carbon capture coatings with reactive surfaces' founder , steve McDaniel
coatings capture coatings
june 2019
coming soon ! 'can't paint save humanity?' beth McDenial speaks at the European women's coatings conference in 2020.
coatings capture coatings
june 2019
JOIN OUR CONSORTIUM
Interested in Becoming a Part of the Consortium to Bring Carbon Capture Coatings to Market? Do you or your company or organization have coatings expertise or are you a raw materials supplier looking to help launch this important technology? Do you have other expertise, such as engineering, marketing or distribution networks you can offer up? We want to hear from you. Please fill out the form below and someone will be in touch with you.
Carbon Capture Coatings:
Can Paints and Coatings Save Humanity?
Carbon Capture Coatings have the power to significantly reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, thereby lessening the impact of global warming. Carbon Capture Coatings are bio-engineered such that, when exposed to sunlight, they capture and fix atmospheric carbon dioxide. These coatings support living cells capable of carrying out photosynthesis, the process by which Nature captures and fixes atmospheric CO2.
Did you know?
If we continue on the track we’re on now, by 2050, we will see:
- A rise in sea levels by up to 20 inches;
- Heat “beyond the threshold of human survivability:”
- The collapse of ecosystems collapse including the Amazon rainforest, coral reefs, and the Arctic.
- A fall in global crop production by at least 20 percent.
- And the forced migration of billions of people due to unbearable heat, along with food and water shortages.
–Existential Climate-Related Security Risk-A Scenario Approach, Breakthrough National Center for Climate Restoration, June 2019 Report.
Carbon Capture Coatings Work
Formulated to support algae growth
Thin and almost weightless, so can go very high vertically
Can be engineered to allow sunlight, but protect against UV
Can allow for the free exchange of gases in the atmosphere
When sequestered, the by-product, cellulose is formed
Cellulose can be repurposed into many products, such as building materials, clothing, or even plastic bottles
Carbon Capture Coatings at Work
Carbon capture coatings survive the test of time
Even after 45 days , the algae still does the job!
- Carbon dioxide uptake for the coated PET containers al 1% algae loading level tested on 0and 45 days after the coatings were made.
Carbon capture coatings survive the test of time
Even after 45 days , the algae still does the job!
- Carbon dioxide uptake for the coated PET containers al 1% algae loading level tested on 0and 45 days after the coatings were made.
Carbon Capture Coatings Modular Design:
Algae coating is applied to the substrate which is inserted in a module designed to enhance photosynthesis
Carbon Capture Coatings Modular Design:
Algae coating is applied to the substrate which is inserted in a module designed to enhance photosynthesis
Various Algae Are Tested in Coatings
Various Algae Are Tested in Coatings
- CO2 uptake rates tested over a 2 week period for algae cells alone and 50/50 algae cells:latex resin wet coating.
Various Algae Are Tested in Coatings
Various Algae Are Tested in Coatings
- CO2 uptake rates tested over a 2 week period for algae cells alone and 50/50 algae cells:latex resin wet coating.
Carbon Capture Coatings produce cellulose and other valuable by-products
- Durable Sequestration of the CO2
The CO2 is fixed in the coating and can be harvested then pyrolyzed thus, durably sequestering
the CO2 for more than 100 years in biochar.
Durable Sequestration of the CO2
- The CO2 is fixed in the coating and can be harvested then pyrolyzed thus, durably sequestering the CO2 for more than 100 years in biochar.
Did you know?
Because paint is thin and almost weightless with good adherence, it can be used on vertical surfaces reaching as high as we want to go, capturing as much CO2 as we desire? The sky’s the limit!
IN THE NEWS
Carbon Capture Coatings: Proof Of Concept Results And Call To Action
coatings capture coatings
june 2019
Watch the interview about carbon capture coatings with reactive surfaces' founder , steve McDaniel
coatings capture coatings
june 2019
coming soon ! 'can't paint save humanity?' beth McDenial speaks at the European women's coatings conference in 2020.
coatings capture coatings
june 2019
JOIN OUR CONSORTIUM
Interested in Becoming a Part of the Consortium to Bring Carbon Capture Coatings to Market? Do you or your company or organization have coatings expertise or are you a raw materials supplier looking to help launch this important technology? Do you have other expertise, such as engineering, marketing or distribution networks you can offer up? We want to hear from you. Please fill out the form below and someone will be in touch with you.
ProteCoat: Anti‑Microbial Peptides that protect against micro‑organism infestation.*
Naturally‑occurring peptides, alone and in combination with other bio-based molecules, have proven effective in numerous independent 3rd party testing against bacteria, molds, fungi, algae, and certain viruses.
Did you know?
Peptides have been the subject of increasing interest in food, materials preservation and food packaging.
Carbon Capture Coatings Work
Simple 7 L-Amino Acid Chain
Synergism with existing anti-microbials
No Environmental Persistence
Contains no heavy metals
Vegetative Cells and Spores
Does NOT cause anti-microbial resistance
Broad-Range of Susceptible Microbes
Even against pathogenic microbes:
ProteCoat at work!
Functionality against Algae
ProteCoat has been shown to be effective against common algae on exterior surfaces
- ProteCoat works in many applications on a variety of subsurfaces, including concrete, (shown here)
- 3rd-party, independent testing shows that ProteCoat is non-toxic and environmentally-benign*
Functionality against Algae
ProteCoat has been shown to be effective against common algae on exterior surfaces
- ProteCoat works in many applications on a variety of subsurfaces, including concrete, (shown here)
- 3rd-party, independent testing shows that ProteCoat is non-toxic and environmentally-benign*
Functionality against Viruses
Up to now, this has been unheard of in the coatings industry!
- Reactive Surfaces testing has shown efficacy against certain viruses, as well as broad spectrum sporulating and non-sporulating bacteria.
Functionality against Viruses
Up to now, this has been unheard of in the coatings industry!
- Reactive Surfaces testing has shown efficacy against certain viruses, as well as broad spectrum sporulating and non-sporulating bacteria.
In-Can Functionality
ProteCoat as an in-can preservative has been proven effective at eliminating broad-spectrum bacteria
- At Reactive Surfaces, we tailor the formulation to be effective against the bacterial challenges associated with the intended application.
- Eliminating in-can bacteria increases paint longevity on the shelf
In-Can Functionality
ProteCoat as an in-can preservative has been proven effective at eliminating broad-spectrum bacteria
- At Reactive Surfaces, we tailor the formulation to be effective against the bacterial challenges associated with the intended application.
- Eliminating in-can bacteria increases paint longevity on the shelf
In - Flim Functionality
Peptides that Protect Against Micro-organism infestation
- Developed for antimicrobial use
- Developed to be effective against bacteria, fungi & algae
- Designed for use in hospitals, industrial, architectural and hygienic coatings, automobiles, textiles, cements
In - Flim Functionality
Peptides that Protect Against Micro-organism infestation
- Developed for antimicrobial use
- Developed to be effective against bacteria, fungi & algae
- Designed for use in hospitals, industrial, architectural and hygienic coatings, automobiles, textiles, cements
Let’s compare ours to theirs
Microban, whose active ingredient is the preservative tricolsan, has been banned for certain uses by the US
FDA. Paint Shield, whose active ingredient is a quaternary silane, has recently been banned by certain US
hospital systems and in Europe.
In all ways, ProteCoat is equal to Microban and Paint Shield ...except where it's BETTER!
The market for ProteCoat is deep and wide.
Wherever coatings go to protect surfaces, ProteCoat can protect against micro-organisms.
Reactive Surfaces is at the leading edge of this "green revolution" in biocide manufacturing.
Next-Generation Antimicrobial Additives for Reactive Surface Coatings
July 2006
ProteCoat™: Bio-Engineered Peptide Additives That Work in Coatings
Markets for Smart Antimicrobial Coatings and Surfaces – 2015 to 2022
August 2015
Today, smart antimicrobials are dominated by silver-based materials,... The silver-based smart antimicrobials market will... be hurt by the appearance of more effective smart antimicrobials such as PEPTIDES (emphasis added) as well as environmental concerns about silver itself.
Markets for Smart Antimicrobial Coatings and Surfaces – 2015 to 2022
August 2015
*ProteCoat is not registered as a pesticide with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), pursuant to the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. §136 et seq. (1996). Products containing ProteCoat may require EPA or other regulatory approvals. Reactive Surfaces makes no claim herein that ProteCoat can be sold for use as an antimicrobial to kill pests under the Act without first obtaining any and all required regulatory approvals and registrations.
ProteCoat: Anti‑Microbial Peptides that protect against micro‑organism infestation.*
Naturally‑occurring peptides, alone and in combination with other bio-based molecules, have proven effective in numerous independent 3rd party testing against bacteria, molds, fungi, algae, and certain viruses.
Did you know?
Peptides have been the subject of increasing interest in food, materials preservation and food packaging.
Carbon Capture Coatings Work
Simple 7 L-Amino Acid Chain
Synergism with existing anti-microbials
No Environmental Persistence
Contains no heavy metals
Vegetative Cells and Spores
Does NOT cause anti-microbial resistance
Broad-Range of Susceptible Microbes
Even against pathogenic microbes:
ProteCoat at work!
Functionality against Algae
ProteCoat has been shown to be effective against common algae on exterior surfaces
- ProteCoat works in many applications on a variety of subsurfaces, including concrete, (shown here)
- 3rd-party, independent testing shows that ProteCoat is non-toxic and environmentally-benign*
Functionality against Algae
ProteCoat has been shown to be effective against common algae on exterior surfaces
- ProteCoat works in many applications on a variety of subsurfaces, including concrete, (shown here)
- 3rd-party, independent testing shows that ProteCoat is non-toxic and environmentally-benign*
Functionality against Viruses
Up to now, this has been unheard of in the coatings industry!
- Reactive Surfaces testing has shown efficacy against certain viruses, as well as broad spectrum sporulating and non-sporulating bacteria.
Functionality against Viruses
Up to now, this has been unheard of in the coatings industry!
- Reactive Surfaces testing has shown efficacy against certain viruses, as well as broad spectrum sporulating and non-sporulating bacteria.
In-Can Functionality
ProteCoat as an in-can preservative has been proven effective at eliminating broad-spectrum bacteria
- At Reactive Surfaces, we tailor the formulation to be effective against the bacterial challenges associated with the intended application.
- Eliminating in-can bacteria increases paint longevity on the shelf
In-Can Functionality
ProteCoat as an in-can preservative has been proven effective at eliminating broad-spectrum bacteria
- At Reactive Surfaces, we tailor the formulation to be effective against the bacterial challenges associated with the intended application.
- Eliminating in-can bacteria increases paint longevity on the shelf
In - Flim Functionality
Peptides that Protect Against Micro-organism infestation
- Developed for antimicrobial use
- Developed to be effective against bacteria, fungi & algae
- Designed for use in hospitals, industrial, architectural and hygienic coatings, automobiles, textiles, cements
In - Flim Functionality
Peptides that Protect Against Micro-organism infestation
- Developed for antimicrobial use
- Developed to be effective against bacteria, fungi & algae
- Designed for use in hospitals, industrial, architectural and hygienic coatings, automobiles, textiles, cements
Let’s compare ours to theirs
Microban, whose active ingredient is the preservative tricolsan, has been banned for certain uses by the US
FDA. Paint Shield, whose active ingredient is a quaternary silane, has recently been banned by certain US
hospital systems and in Europe.
In all ways, ProteCoat is equal to Microban and Paint Shield ...except where it's BETTER!
The market for ProteCoat is deep and wide.
Wherever coatings go to protect surfaces, ProteCoat can protect against micro-organisms.
Reactive Surfaces is at the leading edge of this "green revolution" in biocide manufacturing.
Next-Generation Antimicrobial Additives for Reactive Surface Coatings
July 2006
ProteCoat™: Bio-Engineered Peptide Additives That Work in Coatings
Markets for Smart Antimicrobial Coatings and Surfaces – 2015 to 2022
August 2015
Today, smart antimicrobials are dominated by silver-based materials,... The silver-based smart antimicrobials market will... be hurt by the appearance of more effective smart antimicrobials such as PEPTIDES (emphasis added) as well as environmental concerns about silver itself.
Markets for Smart Antimicrobial Coatings and Surfaces – 2015 to 2022
August 2015
*ProteCoat is not registered as a pesticide with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), pursuant to the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. §136 et seq. (1996). Products containing ProteCoat may require EPA or other regulatory approvals. Reactive Surfaces makes no claim herein that ProteCoat can be sold for use as an antimicrobial to kill pests under the Act without first obtaining any and all required regulatory approvals and registrations.
Witness the power of Enzymatic Self‑Cleaning Coatings made with DeGreez
Enzymatic self‑cleaning functionality for everything from electronics to autos, solar panels to eyewear, kitchens to sewer pipes.
Did you know?
That Reactive Surfaces' DeGreez enzymatic additive formulated into YOUR coating will actually BREAK DOWN natural greases, fats and oils...on contact! And it works over and over again for the life of the coating..
Other anti‑fingerprint coatings merely cause the oils to bead up on the surface. Once these oils smear on the surface, they no longer work.
Let’s compare ours to theirs
Oil is actually removed from the surface as opposed to bubbling up on the hydrophobic surface
The market for DeGreez is deep and wide.
Self-cleaning materials is a multi-billion dollar market, and Reactive Surfaces DeGreez enzymatic technology is so effective, that products containing this technology will be poised to capture the market share in their industry.
... the market for self-cleaning materials (including hydrophobic, hydrophilic, electrostatic and catalytic materials) will grow to around $3.3 Billion by 2020.
N-tech Research Report: Market for Self-Cleaning Materials will reach US $3.3 Billion by 2020
October 2015
This research believes that self-cleaning materials will become one of the largest segments of the smart materials market in terms of revenue generation.
Markets and Markets:Smart Coatings Market…Global forecast to 2022
2018
...Other types of self-cleaning materials technology that we believe will become increasingly commercially successful. These include those based of electrostatic and catalytic approaches.
Markets and Markets:Smart Coatings Market…Global forecast to 2022
Witness the power of Enzymatic Self‑Cleaning Coatings made with DeGreez
Enzymatic self‑cleaning functionality for everything from electronics to autos, solar panels to eyewear, kitchens to sewer pipes.
Did you know?
That Reactive Surfaces' DeGreez enzymatic additive formulated into YOUR coating will actually BREAK DOWN natural greases, fats and oils...on contact! And it works over and over again for the life of the coating..
Other anti‑fingerprint coatings merely cause the oils to bead up on the surface. Once these oils smear on the surface, they no longer work.
Let’s compare ours to theirs
Oil is actually removed from the surface as opposed to bubbling up on the hydrophobic surface
The market for DeGreez is deep and wide.
Self-cleaning materials is a multi-billion dollar market, and Reactive Surfaces DeGreez enzymatic technology is so effective, that products containing this technology will be poised to capture the market share in their industry.
... the market for self-cleaning materials (including hydrophobic, hydrophilic, electrostatic and catalytic materials) will grow to around $3.3 Billion by 2020.
N-tech Research Report: Market for Self-Cleaning Materials will reach US $3.3 Billion by 2020
October 2015
This research believes that self-cleaning materials will become one of the largest segments of the smart materials market in terms of revenue generation.
Markets and Markets:Smart Coatings Market…Global forecast to 2022
2018
...Other types of self-cleaning materials technology that we believe will become increasingly commercially successful. These include those based of electrostatic and catalytic approaches.
Markets and Markets:Smart Coatings Market…Global forecast to 2022
Enzymatic additives that decontaminate surfaces of Organophosphorous chemical weapons upon contact.
WMDtox is capable of being applied to surfaces common to a war fighters’ environment, and its decontamination capability has been successfully demonstrated in both in-house and 3rd party testing against many of the most-common and destructive nerve weapons and nerve weapon analogs.
This technology could be of significant importance in dealing with sensitive equipment or vehicle/facility interior decontamination. While it may not eliminate the need for decontamination in these situations, it could reduce the extent of decontamination required as well as the potential concentration of agent vapors.
–NATO Army Armaments Group Decision sheet September 2002
On the right, the iPad is protected with OPDtox, and on the left it is not. We then expose both iPads to chemical weapons. We added fruit flies to see if they would live or die when exposed to the iPad after contamination. OPDtox keeps the flies on the right safe, while the flies on the left are “dropping like flies.”
Let’s compare ours to theirs
Enzymatic additives that decontaminate surfaces of Organophosphorous chemical weapons upon contact.
WMDtox is capable of being applied to surfaces common to a war fighters’ environment, and its decontamination capability has been successfully demonstrated in both in-house and 3rd party testing against many of the most-common and destructive nerve weapons and nerve weapon analogs.
This technology could be of significant importance in dealing with sensitive equipment or vehicle/facility interior decontamination. While it may not eliminate the need for decontamination in these situations, it could reduce the extent of decontamination required as well as the potential concentration of agent vapors.
–NATO Army Armaments Group Decision sheet September 2002
On the right, the iPad is protected with OPDtox, and on the left it is not. We then expose both iPads
to chemical weapons. We added fruit flies to see if they would live or die when exposed to the iPad
after contamination.
OPDtox keeps the flies on the right safe, while the flies on the left are “dropping like flies.”
Let’s compare ours to theirs
*(Chemical Agent Resistent Coating)