Founded 2013
Industry
Manufacturing
Drew Reid
Co-founder and CEO
David Deak
Co-Founder and Chairman
Steven Hartanto
CBO/CFO
Chris Eonta
COO
About the company
Maple Materials has developed a low-cost electrolysis process to convert carbon dioxide into graphite and oxygen. Graphite is the most widely used anode material for lithium-ion batteries. However, natural graphite resources in the US and EU are virtually non- existent and state-of-the-art graphite produced from petroleum needle coke is expensive and carbon-intensive.
About the solution
Maple Materials synthesizes graphite through the electrolysis of molten salt carbonate. The reaction produces graphite, which can be further refined for anodic materials or traditional graphite applications.