Syzygy Plasmonics, an American cleantech company founded in 2017, commercializes plasmonic photocatalyst reactors that use renewable energy-powered LED light and plasmonic photocatalysts to drive chemical reactions such as methane reforming to produce on-site green fuels.
Challenges: industrial chemical production
Thermal catalysis is responsible for the production of approximately 85% of all industry-produced chemicals. However, thermal catalysis typically requires relatively extreme reaction conditions, such as high temperatures and pressures, resulting in reduced process efficiency and a substantial carbon footprint. Photocatalysis can drive chemical reactions under light illumination and requires a significantly lower temperature than thermal catalysts. In particular, plasmonic photocatalysts can drive chemical reactions with high photocatalytic efficiency, selectivity, and specificity, which is useful in carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚) reduction and hydrogen gas (Hâ‚‚) production.
However, it is difficult to design efficient photochemical reactor systems for  industrial chemical production. Photocatalytic systems are primarily studied in academia at present.
Syzygy Plasmonics Technology
Syzygy Plasmonics designs and commercializes photocatalyst reactors that use renewable energy-powered light sources and plasmonic photocatalyst beds to drive chemical reactions at a low temperature. This light-driven chemical reactor allows the construction of the reactor with relatively inexpensive materials, such as glass or aluminum, and extends the lifespan of reactor components. In addition, Syzygy Plasmonics’s reactors are small and can  be installed on-site to produce only the required amount of gas, eliminating the need for liquifying, transporting, and re-gasifying the liquid.
Syzygy Plasmonics photocatalysts
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