Leading Swiss newspaper interviewing Daphne

The beginning of the year 2020 was marked by IMO 2020 regulations entering into force and the prestigious magazine LE TEMPS was interested in our solution. It is with our state-of-the-art patented technology that we are really getting noticed and starting to reap praise for all hours spent in science and engineering.

Published:
February 20 2020

In order to comply with IMO directives that enforce the maritime industry to limit its sulphur emissions to less than 0.5%, ship owners have equipped their fleet with filters or changed fuel. However, this is an expensive and inefficient process. But a solution exists. Dr. Mario Michan, CEO and founder of the start-up Daphne Technology, based in Switzerland, explains.

“Our unique technology converts the harmful emissions of sulphur oxide (SO_x) and nitrogen (NO_x) into a useful fertiliser”. Daphne’s research and development laboratory consist of several cylinders filled with harmful gases, seven gases, including sulphur oxide (SO_x) and nitrogen oxide (NO_x). Mixed with water and then heated, the emissions are passed through to a reactor, our universal green converter. Then, the reactor, which contains an electron field, produces violet light. The toxic gases are converted into ammonium sulphate, a currently used fertiliser in the agriculture industry.

"Turning ship emission’s gas into fertiliser, Daphne Technology's crazy bet" - In this article, Dr. Michan tells the story of his beginnings with Björn Asplind, a maritime industry specialist based in Gothenburg, Sweden. Asplind praises the company and its benefits for the future of the maritime world. Indeed, there are huge benefits for ship owners to adopt this product.

Read the whole article and the interview with Daphne Technology in LES TEMPS (article in french).

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