Born from a research partnership between professors at UC Riverside and The City College of New York, New York-based Blue Forge develops a chemical process for recycling lithium-ion batteries into high-value materials. Its aluminometallurgy approach avoids acidic leaching and black mass, using solvent recovery and commodity reagents in a process protected by pending patents.
ChemFinity Technologies, IncChemFinity Technologies is a Brooklyn company spun out of materials-chemistry research at UC Berkeley, where its co-founders developed the foundation for its work. It now helps miners, recyclers, and refiners recover critical minerals from difficult feedstocks using selective separation technology, with its initial focus on precious metals.
Miltec UV BatteryMiltec UV Battery develops patented UV-curable binders and curing equipment for lithium-ion battery manufacturing, replacing NMP-based processes and long thermal dryers. A division of Miltec Corporation, the Maryland-based team draws on Miltec’s UV-curing work since 1989 and designs and manufactures its systems in the United States. Its researchers also work with cell manufacturers, OEMs, and public research agencies on safer, lower-energy battery production.STEVENSVILLE, MD
SharpPulse CorpSharpPulse Corp is developing patented, electric-energy methods to recycle critical minerals and rare earth elements without carbon emissions or pollution. Founded by scientists and business executives focused on climate change, the company describes its approach as “Recycling 2.0” for advanced materials, addressing the energy use and toxic pollutants associated with conventional recycling.NEW YORK, NY
Xerion Advanced Battery CorpFounded in 2010 out of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Dayton-based Xerion Advanced Battery Corp. develops DirectPlate™, a single-step electrochemical process for refining critical minerals and producing advanced battery electrodes. The company has spent more than a decade developing electrodes with up to 100% active material and is commercializing the technology through operational cobalt-refinement and LCO-electrode pilot plants. Xerion’s team includes 15 PhDs and holds more than 23 patents.KETTERING, OH