Member - Arela Chemicals
Manufacturer of food grade liquefied carbon dioxide for makers of carbonated beverages in Ghana
Type
Startup or self-employed
Founded
2016
Company Size
4
Member Type
innovator
Founders
Dieudonne Mair, Charles Boatin
Headquarters
35 Osu Badu St, Accra, Ghana
Social network
About
Arela Chemicals is meeting the need for low cost and sustainably produced CO2 in Ghana. Bottlers of carbonated beverages in Ghana pay 10X more than bottlers in Europe and United States because it must be either imported or manufactured by combusting diesel, which itself is imported. Our manufacturing process converts a feedstock agricultural residue into biogas, a 50:50 mixture of carbon dioxide and methane. The CO2 is separated from the raw biogas and purified to food grade quality. The methane component is converted to electricity that is then used to meet 100% of the electrical demand of the manufacturing plant, thereby enabling off-grid operation. Excess methane is compressed and used to fuel the logistics fleet that collects the stover and distributes carbon dioxide to customers.
Headquarters 35 Osu Badu St, Accra, Ghana
SDG’s of application
The Sustainable Development Goals are a call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure peace and prosperity everywhere.
SDG 6
Clean water and sanitation
SDG 7
Affordable and clean energy
SDG 9
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
SDG 11
Sustainable cities and communities
SDG 12
Responsible consumption and production
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