--- title: "Bless This Startup That’s Turning Horrible CO2 Emissions Into Delicious Vodka" description: "A new startup called Air Company is producing vodka by making use of carbon dioxide emissions, a futuristic new beverage." date: "2022-05-17" modified: "2022-05-17" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/startup-turning-co2-vodka" categories: - "Energy" - "Renewable Energy" - "Science & Energy" tags: - "alcohol" - "Carbon Capture" - "CO2" - "the digest" --- # Bless This Startup That’s Turning Horrible CO2 Emissions Into Delicious Vodka ![A new startup called Air Company is producing vodka by making use of carbon dioxide emissions, a futuristic new beverage.]() *\Image: Air Company\* ## Virtuous Vodka A startup with the elemental name of Air Company is producing vodka made with carbon dioxide emissions, [*CNBC* reports](), a futuristic new beverage that can both get you drunk *and* allow you to feel just a tiny bit better about the environment. The company makes use of CO2 emissions from carbon-producing industries, which it turns into various alcohols, including vodka, perfume, and hand sanitizer. "It’s obviously far better for the planet in that we’re removing CO2 for every bottle that we’re creating," Gregory Constantine, co-founder and CEO of Air Company, told *CNBC*. ## CO2 Spirits The alcoholic project is a twist on a larger trend of capturing carbon and using it to produce anything from [laundry detergent]() to [rocket fuel](). Air Company first uses electrolysis to separate hydrogen and oxygen from water, which is then turned into ethanol using a "carbon conversion reactor," which uses captured CO2 emissions. Then it refines the ethanol into a drinkable liquor. A 750 ml bottle of Air Vodka goes for about $65, which may be pricier than your average bottle of hooch — but it comes with one hell of a sales pitch. The Air Company is now looking to expand production and produce an even bigger variety of emissions-based products. "Vodka for us is really a gateway towards all the other products and then the industrial applications of where our technology can go," Constantine told *CNBC*. **READ MORE:** [This start-up makes vodka out of CO2 emissions, and it’s backed by Toyota and JetBlue]() \[*CNBC*\] **More on CO2:** *[UN Taking Carbon Removal Tech Very, Very Seriously in New Report]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()