Circ (formally Tyton BioSciences) (Accelerator)

Company Description: Circ (formally Tyton) is headquartered in Danville, VA where our research takes place. Danville is a former textile town located on the Virginia/North Carolina border, an hour north of the Research Triangle. Circ developed a solution to chemically recycle blended waste textiles (cotton and polyester) to economically recover both products. The system uses sub-critical water to de-polymerize the polyester so that the TPA and Ethylene Glycol can be recovered from the liquid stream. These polyester monomers can then be polymerized into polyester, replacing oil; as a feedstock. The solid fraction, residual cotton, is converted into a high quality cellulose for use in making viscose, lyocell or acetate, replacing trees as a feedstock. Circ is in the process of scaling its technology and is currently testing with multiple corporate partners across the textile supply chain, through to major global fashion brands.