Transforming Waste Through Chemistry.
From Mixed Plastics to Circular Molecules
Our process accepts mixed waste from bottles to textiles and transforms it step-by-step into valuable chemical components.
Every molecule recovered is one less extracted from fossil fuels.
Mixed Plastics & Textiles
Clothes, Bottles, colored colored solid plastics
Pretreatment
Shredding waste and balancing pH for optimal breakdown.
Enzymatic Degradation
Plastic-degrading enzymes break long polymer chains.
Catalytic Reforming
Catalysts drive the formation of hydrogen & valuable acids using electricity or sunlight.
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Separation & Purification
Clean hydrogen, circular monomers, and low-carbon chemicals emerge ready for reuse
Input
& Pretreatment
Shredding waste and balancing pH for optimal breakdown.
Enzymatic
Degradation
Plastic-degrading enzymes break long polymer chains.
Catalytic
Reforming
Catalysts drive the formation of hydrogen & valuable acids using electricity or sunlight.
Separation
& Purification
Clean hydrogen,
circular monomers, and low-carbon chemicals
emerge ready for reuse
A Simple Powerful Four-Step Process
We turn waste into value in four clear steps, prepare the waste, break it down with enzymes, reform it into hydrogen and chemicals, and purify the final products all efficiently and sustainably.
Turning Waste into
New Raw Materials
At Protonera, we’ve developed a revolutionary process called Chemoenzymatic Reforming (CR) a breakthrough technology that transforms plastics and textiles into clean hydrogen and high-value circular chemicals.
We use smart catalysts and natural enzymes to break down even the toughest waste redefining what’s possible at the molecular level.
Why Our Technology Works
Traditional recycling struggles because:
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It requires extreme heat and pressure,
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It demands clean, sorted plastic streams,
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It downcycles plastics into lower-quality materials,
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It generates waste, emissions, and high energy usage.
Our hybrid CR platform solves each of those limitations by:
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Operating at ambient temperature with no extreme heat or pressure,
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Recovering original molecules with >99.9% purity for true circularity,
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Running with minimal energy and water consumption
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Tolerating most contaminants in real-world plastic waste, and
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Processing mixed, dirty, and colored plastics without extensive cleaning.
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Plastic isn’t waste it’s untapped clean energy.
Our chemoenzymatic phot reforming process uses sunlight to convert waste plastics into hydrogen cleanly, safely, and sustainably.
Packaging
Textiles
Industrial
Built for the Toughest Waste
CR is engineered for the hardest-to-recycle materials for the waste streams
that traditional recycling can’t handle.
