Leading Sustainable
The Challenge
With the surge in US adoption of Renewables and Electric Vehicles (EVs), a glaring reality emerges that there’s an acute shortage of domestically available critical battery raw materials to meet the massive future US battery market demand.
The CarbonX™ Solution
The CarbonX Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) battery is more powerful, lighter, less expensive and safer than current EV batteries and is made from inexpensive sustainable materials that can be sourced and Made in the USA.
The XBM CarbonX Li-S Battery Dramatically Improves EV Battery Driving Range, with a Lower Carbon Footprint and Overall Cost
XBM USA has developed an EV battery based on its transformational CarbonX Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) Battery Technology Platform, with abundant materials made in the US from low-cost domestically sourced industrial byproducts (i.e., sulfur and tannin).
At maturity, the XBM CarbonX™ Li-S Battery will provide double (2X) the energy density (500Wh/kg) at half the levelized cost ($60kWh vs. $120kWh) compared to today’s best EV battery and because of its lower weight is well suited to be used in aerospace and defense applications.
The Business Opportunity: According to a 2023 report by McKinsey & Company, the “lithium-ion battery chain, from mining through recycling, could grow by over 30 percent annually from 2022 to 2030, when it would reach a value of more than $400 billion and a market size of 4.7 TW.”
The CarbonX™ Li-Sulfur Battery Checks All The Boxes
GREATER ENERGY DENSITY
Projected 500 Wh/kg leading to much longer EV driving ranges
CHEAPER
Designed to be manufacturable at scale using low-cost industrial byproducts
LIGHTER
Cryogel-Sulfur cathode and Carbon Nanotube Li-Metal anode reduces battery weight
SAFER
Specially designed electrode structure greatly enhances safety
DOMESTIC SUPPLY CHAIN
Key critical battery raw materials are domestically sourced and made in USA
SUSTAINABLE
Abundant biomass and petroleum byproducts offer carbon negative ESG benefits
CarbonX™ Cryogel-Sulfur
Cathode Materials
- Uses sulfur byproduct from petroleum industry as cathode material, providing abundant low-cost supply
- Derived from lignin or tannin, biomass byproducts of paper and agriculture industry, enabling sustainable sourcing
- Proprietary cryogel structure enhances sulfur utilization for higher performance
- Environmentally friendly, cobalt-free chemistry
CarbonX™ VACNT Li-Metal
Anode Materials
- Breakthrough nanotube structure regulates lithium deposition, preventing dendrite formation
- Smoother ion transfer and parallel dendrite growth enhances safety
- Slimmer design boosts energy density vs. lithium metal foil
CarbonXTM High Energy
Li-S Cells
- Superior Overall Battery Performance
- Double (2X) the energy density at half the levelized cost vs. others
- Made in USA
- Sustainable Materials
Technology Highlights
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Transformational next generation Lithium Sulfur Battery (LSB) and technology platform for Electric Vehicles (EVs), eAerospace (eVTOL/Drones), and Renewable (wind/solar) Battery Energy Storage (BES), and Defense applications.
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At maturity, 2X better performance (500 Wh/kg) vs. today’s best EV battery (250 Wh/kg).
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At scale, potential for EV battery production at half the cost ($60/kWh) vs todays EV battery cost ($125/kWh)
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CarbonX™ Cryogel Li-sulfur Cathode combined with CarbonX™ Aligned Nanotube Li-metal Anode Key IP Package
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World-Class Management Team with Decades of Successful Advanced Battery Industry Expertise
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Key Critical Battery Materials Sourced from Abundant US Industry Byproducts – Cobalt-Free Chemistry
CarbonX™ Technology Platform Applications
In addition to Li-S Batteries, CarbonX may be used for a variety of energy storage and conversion applications
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Proprietary conversion of biomass into functionalized porous Carbon & Unique engineering of Sulfur-Carbon cathode particles
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Proprietary process to incorporate heterogeneous substance into the host material.
Tailored VACNT materials for Lithium anode
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Complementary material integration for Lithium Sulfur Cell engineering.
Multiple patents filed