Chitlig is a research and development company based in Ankara, Turkey, with a branch in California, USA. They focus on sustainable and innovative technology solutions in energy, health, agriculture, and consumer industries. Chitlig holds U.S. patent rights for an environmentally benign method of obtaining combustible gas from shale formations, known as Hydrocarbon Recovery in Aerobic Conditions (HCAC). Their scientific approach involves understanding nature to innovate technologies for economic growth while sustaining a clean environment. Chitlig works with plants, fungi, and bacteria to develop new methods for sustainable industrial processes, including preventing excessive resource use during gas and biopolymer production.