News release
Sustainability

Otsuka Chemical Begins CO₂ Capture and Circular Utilization Demonstration Experiment
- Conducted at Tokushima Plant in Collaboration with OOYOO Ltd.

Otsuka Chemical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Osaka-shi; President and Representative Director: Hiroyoshi Tosa; hereinafter Otsuka Chemical) and OOYOO Ltd. (Head Office: Kyoto-shi; President and Representative Director: Shogo Otani; hereinafter OOYOO) have begun a collaborative demonstration experiment on CO capture from gas boilers at the Tokushima Plant.


● Overview of Demonstration Experiment

This demonstration experiment will take gas boiler gas from Otsuka Chemicals Tokushima Plant and capture CO2 using OOYOOs high-performance membrane technology module. The captured CO₂ will replace part of the existing CO used within the factory, aiming to construct a CO circular utilization model within Otsuka Chemical plants.


● Purpose of Demonstration

- Assessment of CO₂ capturing technologies: Verify membrane performance under flue gas conditions and determine optimal conditions for efficient CO capture
- Evaluation of operation stability:
 Assess membrane performance, equipment efficiency, and durability under long-term operation
- Assessment of CO
 circular utilization: Examine circular carbon management by reusing captured CO within factory operations


● Future Outlook

Through this demonstration experiment, we will advance the study of CO reduction and circular utilization models.
Otsuka Chemical will continue to pursue environmentally conscious technologies and strive to build a sustainable society.


● For inquiries related to this initiative, contact:

Otsuka Chemical Co., Ltd.

Occ.Release@otsuka.jp

OOYOO's proprietary membrane-based CO₂ capture technology