Ascend Elements manufactures advanced battery materials using valuable elements reclaimed from spent lithium-ion batteries. Our patented Hydro-to-Cathode™ direct precursor synthesis process transforms today’s waste into high-value materials for tomorrow’s EV batteries — a giant step up in sustainability for the entire industry.
Ascend Elements manufactures advanced battery materials using valuable elements reclaimed from spent lithium-ion batteries. Our patented Hydro-to-Cathode™ process transforms today’s waste into high-value materials for tomorrow’s EV batteries — a giant step up in sustainability for the entire industry.
We help EV battery manufacturers and end users maximize value with on-site processing that “upcycles” spent batteries and manufacturing scrap into critical battery materials. Our full-service logistics, materials-tracking and customer support services simplify the pursuit of greater sustainability and higher value.
Our industry-first, Hydro-to-Cathode™ direct precursor synthesis process transforms a mixed input of discarded batteries and manufacturing scrap into active cathode battery material – raising the value of critical elements like lithium, cobalt, and nickel – while driving down cost and carbon emissions.
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Ascend Elements is creating a more sustainable future by providing multiple material re-entry options into the battery supply chain process, in alignment with JLR’s goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions across our supply chain.
With Ascend Elements, the battery materials supply chain is looking up.
When it comes to meeting the needs of lithium-ion supply chains, Ascend Elements aims higher. We go beyond just recycling, instead upcycling discarded batteries into premium cathode active materials—all at a lower cost and carbon footprint. Our unique Hydro-to-Cathode™ direct precursor synthesis process unlocks hidden value to return critical materials back to lithium battery manufacturers.
With Ascend Elements, the battery materials supply chain is looking up.
When it comes to meeting the needs of lithium-ion supply chains, Ascend Elements aims higher. We go beyond just recycling, instead upcycling discarded batteries into premium cathode active materials—all at a lower cost and carbon footprint. Our unique recovery and purification process unlocks hidden value to return critical materials back to lithium battery manufacturers.
Ascend Elements CTO Eric Gratz, Ph.D. was recently recognized by Business Insider as an EV industry “Power Player.” The annual list recognizes the 30 most influential leaders in the electric vehicle and Li-ion battery industries.
“After handing me a pair of safety goggles, Ascend Elements’ co-founder and chief technology officer, Eric Gratz, shows me the works. Shouting over the constant whine of a generator, he ushers me into a high-ceilinged space dominated by a dozen interconnected tanks and machines.”
Beyond recovering 98% of critical elements in used lithium-ion batteries, Ascend Elements uses microstructure engineering techniques to adjust the elemental crystal structure of new cathode material to precise customer specifications
Massachusetts-based Ascend Elements, has developed a process to capture battery metals and formulate them into new battery materials, rather than just recycle whole components as competitors do. Ascend can then sell those materials directly to manufacturers.
Ascend Elements’ Covington, Georgia facility will recover 98% of battery materials and return critical elements to the battery supply chain.
Congratulations to Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Todd Keiller and Ascend Elements co-founders Prof. Yan Wang and Eric Gratz for winning AUTM’s Better World Project award for 2022! This award program highlights the global impact
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