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title: Arrow Carbon
description: Creating wholesale demand for CO₂-derived chemicals in huge markets by beating traditional costs, starting with acids for mining and critical minerals, in modular units that scale fast.
image: https://www.third-derivative.org/hubfs/portfolio/cohort-26-3/arrow-carbon_web.png
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# Arrow Carbon

##### ACCELERATING THE RATE OF CLIMATE INNOVATION BY:

Creating wholesale demand for CO₂-derived chemicals in huge markets by beating traditional costs, starting with acids for mining and critical minerals, in modular units that scale fast.

![Arrow Carbon logo](https://www.third-derivative.org/hubfs/portfolio/cohort-26-3/arrow-carbon_web.png)

[Carbon & Methane Management](https://www.third-derivative.org/portfolio/tag/carbon-methane-management) [Industry - Chemicals](https://www.third-derivative.org/portfolio/tag/industry-chemicals) [CMM - Carbon Storage and Carbon-to-Value](https://www.third-derivative.org/portfolio/tag/cmm-carbon-storage-and-carbon-to-value) [Cohort 26-3](https://www.third-derivative.org/portfolio/tag/cohort-26-3) [Industry - Other Low Carbon Material](https://www.third-derivative.org/portfolio/tag/industry-other-low-carbon-material)

##### PROBLEM FOCUS

The energy transition and agriculture depend on minerals, many of which must be processed with acid. Today, that acid is an oil and gas byproduct with insecure supply, making it costly, unreliable, and carbon-intensive as demand grows and ore grades fall.

##### TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION

Arrow Carbon's catalyst unlocks and links CO₂ molecules together into a simple building block. Run on the same equipment used in oil and gas plants, this technology can be built and scaled fast. Arrow Carbon makes acid 3–5X cheaper than today's price, with a carbon-negative footprint. The same core chemistry can produce a range of industrial chemicals and fuels, creating opportunities across mining, critical minerals, plastics, and low-carbon fuels.

##### HEADQUARTER

Portland, OR, USA

##### LEARN MORE

[https://arrowcarbon.com](https://arrowcarbon.com)

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