Clariant initiated an important climate protection initiative to provide free nitrous oxide reduction catalysts to global nitric acid producers

As a dedicated, sustainable and innovative specialty chemical company, Clariant today launched an important global initiative to reduce the impact of nitrous oxide (N 2 O) on climate change

With decades of experience in catalyst research, the company has developed EnviCat® N ₂ O-S catalyst, which has been proven to remove 95% of nitrous oxide, a by-product in the nitric acid production process

Clariant is currently planning to provide EnviCat® N 2 O-S free of charge to 10 nitric acid producers that do not have nitrous oxide waste gas treatment measures

Of the approximately 500 nitric acid plants in operation worldwide, more than half have no nitrous oxide emission reduction measures, and most of them are located in areas where there are no applicable emission control laws and regulations

Clariant's goal now is to achieve a more sustainable production process

Hans Bohnen, Chief Operating Officer of Clariant: "Sustainable development is no longer the future plan of the company.

Stefan Heuser, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Catalysts Business at Clariant: "Our goal is to make an important contribution to environmental protection

The global annual output of nitric acid exceeds 60 million tons, which is mainly used for fertilizer production

Technology to avoid the severe effects of nitrous oxide emissions has come out: Clariant’s EnviCat® N 2 O-S catalyst can convert up to 95% of the nitrous oxide produced during the production of nitric acid into harmless oxygen and nitrogen

Clariant's EnviCat® N 2 O emission control catalyst has been adopted by more than 45 nitric acid production plants around the world, and the total annual reduction of nitrous oxide emissions is equivalent to more than 20 million tons of carbon dioxide