Hycamite, a provider of emissions-free methane-splitting technology, has announced the production of graphite with an extremely low carbon footprint, especially compared to conventionally produced synthetic graphite. Hycamite’s novel methane-splitting technology is delivering low-carbon hydrogen, high-quality carbon products on an industrial scale.
“Hycamite’s graphite can be used in electric vehicle batteries,” said says Niina Grönqvist, Hycamite’s VP of carbon products. “It’s suitable for direct use or further refinement based on the individual battery manufacturer’s needs.”
The company’s advanced technology helps decarbonize industries by providing low-carbon (turquoise) hydrogen and sustainable carbon products for demanding industrial applications. It also decomposes large volumes of methane into its component elements (hydrogen and carbon) while avoiding the release of greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere.
Hycamite’s catalysts are sustainable as they are recyclable and can be produced from industrial side streams.
According to a recent lifecycle assessment (LCA), using Hycamite’s carbon products can significantly lower GHG emissions when producing numerous carbon-containing products. The results showed Hycamite’s carbon footprint to be below 1 kg CO2e/kg C for Hycamite’s carbon as it comes out from the reactor.
Although the carbon LCA was focused on the climate change impact, there are also other negative environmental impacts when producing graphite with conventional methods.
“For instance, synthetic graphite production can seriously damage the environment without significant protection investments. Manufacturing emits nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and particulates from baking the hydrocarbon feedstocks,” added Grönqvist.
Other high-value carbon products are electrically conductive, making them ideal for supercapacitors, electronics, electric cables, additives in polymers, and building elements made with composite materials or concrete. By using the range of its catalyst families and changing process parameters, Hycamite can tailor its high-value carbon products to customer needs and produce them industrially in very large quantities.
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