Carbon Engineering

Zeon's ZEONEX cyclo-olefin polymer (COP) — produced by ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of norbornene — has the optical clarity of glass and the chemical resistance of plastic. Lenses, vials, and display films.

SUEZ's reverse osmosis desalination in Ashkelon (Israel) produces 100M m³/year fresh water from seawater — polyamide membranes rejecting 99.8% of dissolved salts. When chemistry meets water scarcity, cities survive.