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We turn CO2 into battery-grade graphite and oxygen.
Maple Materials, Inc. (Richmond, California) develops a low-cost electrolysis process to split carbon dioxide into graphite and oxygen. Due to several unique features of our production process and product, we have potential to produce battery-grade graphite anode material one-third the cost of current graphite anode materials. When powered by renewables, this process has the potential to be carbon negative.
Maple Materials turns carbon dioxide into graphite anode material for lithium-ion batteries, offering a cleaner, faster, and lower-cost route to producing graphite from CO2. Their technology splits CO2 using electricity to yield graphite and oxygen as outputs. The company positions itself as contributing to a more abundant, net-positive energy transition by supplying graphite inputs for batteries.
The product is a graphite anode material produced from carbon dioxide via an electricity-driven process that splits CO2 into graphite and oxygen. This graphite is intended for use as an input in lithium-ion batteries, replacing traditional graphite sourced from fossil-fuel–based processes. The process is described as faster, cleaner, and lower cost than conventional methods.
Who it’s for: Battery materials suppliers and manufacturers, especially those sourcing graphite for lithium-ion batteries and related energy-storage technologies.
Company Website indicates technology development and market-focused messaging; no explicit funding, hiring, or traction details provided.
Formerly “Saratoga Energy Research Partners”, “LLC”, “Saratoga Energy”, “Maple Materials (fka Saratoga Energy)”
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