sILVIS AMBITION
Reducing Dependence on Petroleum
Silvis is working on bio-based emulsions to replace petroleum materials in paints, inks, coatings, adhesives, binders, and even cosmetics and pharmaceuticals . Petroleum accounts for 5-10% of GHG emissions from factories. Silvis is working on a lower cost, bio-renewable and bio-degradable emulsion platform which can be productized for a variety of markets.
Petroleum is a component of plastics that exist in all these products, and GHGs are not the only pollutant. The extensive use of plastics in almost everything we touch end up in our landfills and oceans. Silvis believes they can help cleanup parts of the whole pollution chain, reducing landfill pollution and chemical waste in our waterways.
About Us
Founder Story
- Patty Ferreira–Chemist, Chemical Engineer and MIT MBA,. During her career, she patented a successful recyclable plastic foam. Silvis is her passion, developing solutions for reducing GHGs and slowing climate change.
- Susan Crouse–High-Tech products in the professional video industry gave Susan her start in Product Development and earned her teams two technical Emmy's. A large part of her career was spent in a digital media Lab working on early apps in media and cell-phone markets. Silvis turns her attention to impact endeavors to ensure a better planet for the future.
- Professor Andrew Goodwin-Colloidal Chemist, University of Colorado. Sylvis has teamed with the University of Colorado, working in Professor Andre Goodwin's lab on emulsion development and testing. In November 2021 they won a $125K grant to assist in funding the functionalization of the emulsion.