THE OPPORTUNITY
The Opportunity
Alquimista is seeking investor partners to provide the funding and contacts to make this industry disrupting technology a viable commercial solution.
We're looking for a few people that share our dream of redefining what recycling and reusing means to industry. If you consider yourself an early adopter and are not intimidated by thinking big, we would love to meet. Come tour our plant and chat with our founder. We'll show you everything in action and how we contribute to a sustainable planet. We think you'll leave inspired and energized about what could be.
While the process has already been proven in the lab, the next step is to scale up output so that more metal ounces can be collected.
This is a startup venture that contains risk.
Serious investors and vendor partners seeking more information are encouraged to contact us or fill out this form.
Smog-filled morning skyline of New York City in 1966
What is a Catalytic Converter?
Catalytic converters were invented around 1950 originally to be used in factory smoke stacks. It wasn’t until 1975 that they became widely used in the automobile industry to meet increasingly stringent standards set forth by the Clean Air Act.
The modern catalytic converter is a device incorporated in the exhaust system of motor vehicles. As the name suggests it contains a catalyst to convert pollutant gasses into less harmful Co2.
Every internal combustion engine produces some combination of Hydrocarbons, Carbon Monoxide and Nitrogen Oxides.
Prior to government legislation, these toxins were released into the air by every vehicle on the road. The result contributed to elevated risk of cancer and caused acid rain and smog.
How it Works
Catalytic converters come in all shapes and sizes but all work the same. The catalyst is platinum and palladium. Its formed into a honeycomb like pattern and housed in a canister inline with the exhaust pipe.
Its main function is to turn carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons into carbon dioxide and water. The nitrogen oxides are turned back to nitrogen and oxygen. This entire process happens on a molecular level.
