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Rushnu

A profitable pathway for decarbonizing the chemical industry

Greentown Boston Member

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Founded 2022

Industry

Manufacturing

Matin Hanifzadeh, PhD

Co-founder & CEO

Roxanna Delima, PhD

Co-founder & CBO

Rakesh Radhakrishnan, PhD

COO

Willem Vriesendorp, MBA

Executive Director

Joshua Gopeesingh, PhD

Director of R&D

About the Company 

At Rushnu, we’re building a profitable pathway to decarbonize the chemical industry (no carbon credits). Rushnu’s CarbonCatalyzeTM process converts waste gas streams (e.g. biogenic CO2 from biogas — WWTPs, landfills & ag sites) and salt (e.g., from desalination units) into Cl2 chemicals (< cost vs. chlor-alkali), CH4 (@ no cost to host), and carbonated minerals (= carbon-neutral process).

About the Solution

Rushnu’s CarbonCatalyzeTM solution captures CO2 from point sources such as biogas and fuel gas and reacts it with salt using our proprietary thermocatalytic process to produce chlorine-based chemicals. The system reduces electricity consumption by over 60% and lowers production costs by more than 70% compared to conventional chlor-alkali methods. By producing chemicals directly at the site of demand, CarbonCatalyzeTM also eliminates most transportation and storage needs, cutting emissions and improving safety while delivering reliable, low-cost supply.