Bio-synthetic Battery Materials

Graphite Composites

for Lithium-ion battery anodes

Hard Carbon Composites

for Sodium-ion battery anodes

Securing the future of energy storage with
engineered carbons from renewable sources

We are building a next-generation supply-chain for the future of carbon-based materials in energy storage by combining the sustainability of renewable precursors with the precision of advanced material science to create a new, circular value chain for one of the critical components of the global energy transition.

Global electrification now hinges on a vulnerable supply-chain for a critical battery component ​

The Critical Component

Graphite and hard-carbon are essential for lithium-ion
(LIB) and sodium-ion (NIB) anode materials used in
EVs, grid storage and defense applications.

Economic Risk:

Volatile and concentrated Asian supply chains.

National Security Risk:

Import dependency for a defense-critical component.

Environmental Risk:

Existing production relies on polluting, energy-intensive processes

The Status Quo

Current production relies on pitch-based feedstock (petroleum, coal tar) or energy-intensive mining operations.

90%+ of the current anode supply-chain is controlled by Asian suppliers

Our Global Patent/IP Portfolio
creates a formidable competitive advantage

Portfolio Summary

A layered, multi-jurisdiction IP portfolio protecting:
• Bio-synthetic carbon materials & furan-derived precursors
• Furan chemicals – polymerization pathways
• Hard carbon, activated carbon, and composite anodes
• Reduced-temperature graphitization processes

9

U.S. patents
(7 granted & 2 pending applications)

9

International patents &
applications across key markets

Support for technology development

Competitive small business grants from the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force validate the strategic relevance of our unique approach

2023 U.S. Navy STTR Phase I Graphite for 6T batteries

2022
U.S. Air Force STTR Phase II
Graphite composites for high-energy batteries

2020
U.S. Air Force STTR Phase I
Graphite composites for high-energy batteries

2026
Scheduled Phase II Expansions

2023
U.S. Air Force STTR Phase I
Hard-carbon for sodium-ion
batteries

2024
U.S. Army SBIR Phase I
Graphite composites for high-energy 6T batteries

2025
U.S. Navy STTR Phase II
Graphite for 6T batteries

Awards

AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals: Imagine Chemistry finalists 2018 link
IDTechEx innovation award 2019 link
X-Tech Search 8 (competition held by the US Army) 2024 link