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How a French Factory Is Making Perfume from Recycled CO2
Lucas and Luna visit a factory in Grasse, France, that captures CO2 from industrial emissions and ferments it into ethanol, then distills it into fragrance-grade alcohol for luxury perfume houses. The episode focuses on the specific partnership between a start-up called Dioxycle and Chanel, which committed to buying 2.5 million liters of this recycled alcohol per year by 2027. Lucas explains the carbon capture and utilization technology in plain language, Luna challenges the scalability beyond niche luxury goods, and they discuss the economics — including the current cost of about 1200 euros…
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