Houston Chronicle by Andrea Leinfelder Aug. 23, 2019
Houston-based Syzygy Plasmonics has raised $5.8 million for its technology to create an environmentally friendly chemical reactor that could, one day, replace those used at refineries and chemical plants.
“This reactor is fundamentally different,†CEO Trevor Best said. “It's super science.â€
Chemical reactors are the containers in which chemicals get combined and turned into new products. Most chemical reactors do this at very high temperatures and pressure levels. Syzygy uses LED lights.
Hydrogen is the first element that Syzygy will seek to make in large quantities. Traditionally, this has required burning natural gas to heat water and methane to a temperature of about 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit. The reactor is also pressurized to about 500 psi, or pounds of force per square inch of area.
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