SOLUTIONS
How do we make carbon capture durable?
Spherical graphite has a current market value of $2500-12,000/T. The highest grade coated spherical graphite is used to make up 48% of the EV battery. Prices are projected to significantly increase in the next four years due to supply chain risks globally and increasing demand.
Why turn biomass into graphite?
Battery materials
Cyanobacteria (and algal biomass) have been shown to turn into graphite when pyrolysed under the right conditions, and can achieve the capacitance and Coulombic efficiencies required to make lithium ion batteries.
Permanent carbon removal
Graphite is the most inert form of carbon, boasting a durability of 100,000+ years. Each tonne of graphite produced contains the carbon atoms of 3.4 tonnes of sequestered CO2.
CO2 Emission Avoidance
14 tonnes of CO2 are currently produced from manufacturing each tonne of synthetic graphite by industry by the conventional methods across the supply chain. By displacing this highly emitting process, including mining, new positive externalities are gained.
