Atoco is a US-based climate technology company transforming both PCC and DAC through groundbreaking advancements in reticular chemistry. Founded in 2020 by Professor Omar Yaghi - one of the most-cited chemists in the world and the father of reticular chemistry—Atoco is redefining what’s possible in CO₂ capture by leveraging decades of scientific research. Headquartered in Irvine, California, Atoco is developing a new generation of solid-state carbon capture solutions that are more efficient, durable, and cost-effective than existing technologies.

At the core of Atoco’s innovation is its use of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs), novel materials that offer atomic-level precision in the selective capture of carbon dioxide. These materials, synthesized through the principles of reticular chemistry, are designed to balance strong CO₂ adsorption with low-energy regeneration, allowing carbon to be captured and released with minimal energy input. This breakthrough addresses one of the CCUS industry’s most pressing challenges: the disproportionate energy and cost burden associated with the initial capture phase, particularly in settings where CO₂ concentrations are very low, such as in direct air capture.

Unlike traditional sorbent materials, Atoco’s technology based on reticular materials does not require the feed air stream to be pre-dried, which eliminates a major energy-intensive step and reduces operational complexity. Furthermore, the materials can regenerate at significantly lower temperatures than incumbent solutions, enabling Atoco’s systems to run using ambient or low-grade waste heat from industrial processes. This dramatically cuts the need for external energy input, especially critical in low CO₂ concentration applications where conventional technologies often fail to scale economically.

Atoco’s carbon capture technology is designed to support both post-combustion industrial applications and direct air capture systems, with modules tailored to meet the specific performance requirements of each use case Each module is designed to operate over hundreds of thousands of CO₂ capture and release cycles without degradation, offering long-term reliability and making large-scale deployment more feasible. As global efforts intensify to decarbonize heavy industries and extract legacy emissions from the atmosphere, Atoco’s technology offers a clear path to reducing the cost and complexity of carbon capture, paving the way for practical, scalable, and impactful climate solutions.

Through its relentless focus on scientific excellence and material innovation, Atoco is transforming the economics and performance of carbon capture, providing the tools necessary to address one of the most urgent challenges of our time.

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