

The waste-gas-derived polyester has the same appearance and functionality as virgin polyester but comes with the great feeling of knowing your yoga pants are eco-friendly. LanzaTech has partnered with athletic apparel company lululemon to create a carbon-neutral fabric similar to the proprietary material used for its leggings. The biotech company is able to capture gas from industrial emission and use it to make virtually anything – from materials and chemicals to flavors and fragrances – using engineered microbes.

An Illinois synthetic biology company LanzaTech has developed a carbon upcycling technology that uses syngas as a feedstock for production of ethylene, ethanol, fragrance ingredients, and even shoes and yoga pants.
