H Quest produces high-performance carbon materials from natural gas, with hydrogen as a co-product. Its stated focus includes carbon black and activated carbon, made through a zero-CO₂ production approach using domestic natural gas.
ETCH, IncFounded by Johns Hopkins materials scientist Jonah Erlebacher, ETCH, Inc. develops clean hydrogen and solid carbon from natural gas through its patented ETCH Process™. The process produces no carbon dioxide or toxic waste and uses no water, while scaling from distributed installations to utility-scale facilities. ETCH’s technology is designed to decarbonize existing industrial and power assets while creating usable solid carbon as a coproduct.BALTIMORE, MD
AmeriCarbonAmeriCarbon is a Morgantown, West Virginia, company built around a different view of coal: treating it as a source of useful carbon materials rather than simply as fuel. Its patented Eco-Pitch™ process converts American coal and coal waste into a domestic carbon alternative for manufacturers serving commercial, defense, and infrastructure markets.MORGANTOWN, WV
Y-Carbon, IncY-Carbon is a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of a wide variety of activated and porous carbon based products, offering both specialty grade and commodity grade activated carbons. The company uses proprietary technology to rapidly design and produce porous carbon materials tailored to specific applications.NORRISTOWN, PA
Prime 6Prime 6 turns hardwood waste and forestry residues into high-purity Biocarbon and dense, clean-burning fuels through a proprietary pyrolysis process. Its materials are made for demanding uses ranging from steelmaking and industrial filtration to professional kitchens and soil improvement, with the company emphasizing consistent performance alongside carbon sequestration. Prime 6 also plants a tree for every product sold.