{"id":646674,"date":"2024-12-13T05:10:15","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T02:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dutch-startups-new-battery-material-could-wean-europe-off-chinese-graphite\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T05:10:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T02:10:15","slug":"dutch-startups-new-battery-material-could-wean-europe-off-chinese-graphite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dutch-startups-new-battery-material-could-wean-europe-off-chinese-graphite\/","title":{"rendered":"#Dutch startup\u2019s new battery material could wean Europe off Chinese graphite"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amsterdam-based startup CarbonX has secured \u20ac4mn to industrialise a new anode material that could help Europe reduce its reliance on China for graphite, a substance which makes up half the weight of a typical lithium-ion battery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Netherlands-based VC Energy Transition Fund Rotterdam led the round. It\u2019s an extension on <\/span>CarbonX\u2019s<\/span> \u20ac10mn capital injection announced in February, capp<\/a>ing off the funding round at a cosy \u20ac14mn.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Graphite is the go-to material for lithium-ion battery anodes, <\/span>which is the negative electrode responsible for <\/span>storing and releasing electrons during the charging and discharging process<\/span>. Its found in batteries that power everything from EVs to smartphones.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>EU imports almost 100% of its graphite from China, which recently <\/span>imposed<\/span><\/a> restrictions on exports of the carbon-based material amid rising political tensions between Bejing and the West.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cA resilient battery supply chain is crucial for global electrification,\u201d said CarbonX\u2019s co-founder Rutger van Raalten. \u201cYet, we don\u2019t see sufficient alternatives for locally sourcing critical raw materials such as graphite.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

CarbonX wants to offer European and American battery makers a way to source a graphite alternative that is not just locally-made, but greener and better performing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Spun out from Delft University of Technology<\/a> in 2014, the company has developed an \u201cemulsion feedstock\u201d technology that takes carbon black \u2014 a fine, black powder made mostly of pure carbon \u2014\u00a0 and processes it into a material with a complex 3D porous structure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Similar to graphite, this hexagonal formation creates spaces where lithium ions can insert themselves during charging. However, CarbonX says that its material has even more little crevices for the lithium ions to hide. That equals faster charging and longer-lasting batteries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCarbonX\u2019s unique 3D porous network structure improves electron and lithium-ion transfer, while it is still highly compressible to achieve high energy densities,\u201d explained Daniela Sordi, CTO and co-founder of CarbonX.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

CarbonX\u2019s feedstock technology purportedly consumes much less energy compared to synthetic or natural graphite production. This equals lower costs and less carbon emissions, it said.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The company\u2019s carbon anode material is currently undergoing \u201clate-stage qualifications\u201d with \u201cseveral top 10 global battery cell manufacturers.\u201d <\/span>It expects to secure its first offtake agreements halfway into 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Graphite demand is expected to rise by 20-25 times between 2020 to 2040, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>To cater to this \u201cenormous market pull,\u201d CarbonX plans to scale up quickly. <\/span><\/p>\n

CarbonX is currently planning its first high-capacity facility at an existing carbon black factory in the Port of Rotterdam. Its tech can \u201cplug-in\u201d to existing carbon black factories, using their current equipment, so there\u2019s no need to build new plants.<\/span><\/p>\n

The company is also undergoing a feasibility study for a 20,000 ton per annum production line in both Europe and US, it said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe founders of CarbonX found an answer to the developing Chinese export ban on graphite,\u201d commented Jesse In \u2018t Velt, investment manager of Energy Transition Fund Rotterdam.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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