Redefining Refrigerant Reclamation
We separate what others can’t. Our technology separates high-purity refrigerants from complex mixtures, unlocking stranded value and keeping regulated materials in use.
What We Do
Designed for industrial-scale refrigerant recovery.
Refrigerants are the chemicals that make cooling possible in air conditioners, refrigerators, and freezers. When systems are serviced or retired, those refrigerants are removed from the system and are often mixed, making them difficult or impossible to reclaim using conventional methods.
As a result, millions of pounds of valuable refrigerants are stockpiled or destroyed each year.
Icorium is an advanced separation technology company redefining refrigerant reclamation. Its proprietary separation technology, built on ionic liquid-based extractive distillation, hollow fiber membranes and pressure swing adsorption using porous materials, recovers high-purity refrigerants from complex mixtures that would otherwise be stockpiled, destroyed or released into the atmosphere. This scalable platform helps the industry meet evolving environmental regulations, reduce waste and advance toward a circular refrigerant economy. Founded in 2022 as a University of Kansas spinout, Icorium is headquartered at KU Innovation Park in Lawrence, Kan., and has earned national recognition for its innovation, including National Science Foundation funding and multiple startup awards.
Maximize Lifetime Value
Recover pure, reusable refrigerants from any mixtures, including those previously destined for incineration.
Minimize Climate Impact
When released, refrigerants cause more warming than global aviation and shipping combined. We keep them in use—and out of the atmosphere.
Eliminate Stockpiling
Stop storing problem cylinders. Our technology processes what traditional reclaimers cannot.
Decrease Incineration
Repurpose phased-out, ozone-depleting refrigerants as feedstock for non-emissive materials. Stewardship of molecules over destruction.
An Urgent Climate Challenge
More than 2 billion pounds of refrigerants are installed across the United States. These materials are essential to modern life, but they are also super-pollutant greenhouse gases with global warming potential up to 2,000 times greater than CO2.
Better refrigerant management is one of our most effective near-term climate solutions. Icorium’s separation technology enables true circularity: recovering, purifying, and reusing these critical materials instead of incinerating them.
As regulations tighten and legacy refrigerants grow more valuable, better refrigerant management is no longer optional. It’s a business and compliance necessity.
Recognition & Milestones
NSF STTR Phase I & Phase II Awardee
$1M+ in Seed Financing Raised
Startup on Our Radar (Chemical & Engineering News)
2025 Startup to Watch (Startland News)
Rice Business Plan Competition: 5th Place
READY TO SOLVE YOUR REFRIGERANt CHALLENGES?
We partner with reclaimers, contractors, users, producers, OEMs, R&D teams, and investors focused on scalable refrigerant recovery.
Redefining Refrigerant Reclamation.
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2029 Becker Drive, Suite 212
Lawrence, KS 66047
785-856-0834
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