A slide-deck pitch for UpcycleX presenting an electrocatalytic upcycling technology (CoMoP nanosheet catalyst) to convert PET and other plastic waste into high-value chemicals such as potassium diformate (KDF). The deck motivates the opportunity with global plastic-waste statistics and an $80B TAM for PE/PP/mixtures, summarizes lab-scale validation (TRL 4–5) with >90% Faradaic efficiency/selectivity, gives technoeconomic assumptions and fundraising asks ($2M pre-seed, $10M seed), and lists team members, partners, and initial LOIs.
Questions this document answers
400 Mton/year
9% recycling rate
$6T annual damage (Plastic Pollution Coalition cited)
First-time PET: $1,100/ton (table entry)
$2M (Pre-seed) for lab-scale demonstration & IP; $10M (Seed) for pilot-scale operation