Rocket-powered carbon dioxide conversion

Team photo in the standard safety kit

Source: © Barton Blakeley Technologies/Rothamsted Research

Barton Blakeley is lowering the carbon footprint of silica and other materials

Christopher Barton has been building rockets since he was 11, and began his career in the aerospace industry. However, he saw an opportunity to use carbon dioxide to create useful materials like silica, in a way that is cheaper and with a lower carbon footprint than current methods.