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wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"24d2faa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35de481\" data-id=\"35de481\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340d757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"340d757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Securing the future of energy storage with <br>engineered carbons from renewable sources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Graphite and hard-carbon are essential for lithium-ion<br \/>(LIB) and sodium-ion (NIB) anode materials used in<br \/>EVs, grid storage and defense applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aec3447 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"aec3447\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d1bc02\" data-id=\"6d1bc02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771aa58 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"771aa58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"302\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2b.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4049\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2b.png 302w, https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2b-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2b-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Economic Risk:<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Volatile and concentrated Asian\nsupply chains.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bd1251 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0bd1251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"302\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2c.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4047\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2c.png 302w, https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2c-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2c-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">National Security Risk:<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Import dependency for a defense-critical component.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d91cd4 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1d91cd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"302\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2a.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4048\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2a.png 302w, https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2a-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2a-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Environmental Risk:<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Existing production relies on\npolluting, energy-intensive\nprocesses<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ae46f9\" data-id=\"3ae46f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c430c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c430c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Status Quo<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c5073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60c5073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Current production relies on pitch-based feedstock (petroleum, coal tar) or energy-intensive mining operations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac1f71d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac1f71d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image48.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3550\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image48.png 740w, https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image48-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3795529 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3795529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">90%+ of the current anode supply-chain is controlled by Asian suppliers<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78341e0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"78341e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38bd570\" data-id=\"38bd570\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d29f32 premium-header-inline premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"9d29f32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Our Global Patent\/IP Portfolio  <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \"><Br>creates a formidable competitive advantage<\/span><\/h2> \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ba9ea5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"2ba9ea5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1428f6f\" data-id=\"1428f6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d130f28 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d130f28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Portfolio Summary\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d710494 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d710494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A layered, multi-jurisdiction IP portfolio protecting:<br \/>\u2022 Bio-synthetic carbon materials &amp; furan-derived precursors<br \/>\u2022 Furan chemicals \u2013 polymerization pathways<br \/>\u2022 Hard carbon, activated carbon, and composite anodes<br \/>\u2022 Reduced-temperature graphitization processes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b0f639\" data-id=\"4b0f639\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18566dc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18566dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08722b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08722b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tU.S. patents <br>(7 granted &amp; 2 pending applications)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-950624d\" data-id=\"950624d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f8779 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2f8779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c195946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c195946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInternational patents &amp; <br>applications across key markets\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c25c77 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"9c25c77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55f6e096\" data-id=\"55f6e096\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d915d27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1d915d27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"abou\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed39286 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ed39286\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84dfa19\" data-id=\"84dfa19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d501797 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d501797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support for\ntechnology\ndevelopment <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166ec2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"166ec2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Competitive small business grants from the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force validate the strategic relevance of our unique approach<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4227fde\" data-id=\"4227fde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-22ed3fa elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"22ed3fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-089db45\" data-id=\"089db45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f1cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"69f1cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b41b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8b41b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>2023<\/strong>\n<strong>U.S. Navy STTR Phase I <\/strong>\nGraphite for 6T batteries\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce6f57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dce6f57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d042fcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d042fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2022<\/strong><br \/><b>U.S. Air Force STTR Phase II<\/b><br \/>Graphite composites for high-energy batteries<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1aa4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3c1aa4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-089277c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"089277c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2020<\/strong><br \/><strong>U.S. Air Force STTR Phase I<\/strong><br \/>Graphite composites for high-energy batteries<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f17c6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9f17c6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-10e7bc5\" data-id=\"10e7bc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7e0430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d7e0430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd2b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cd2b9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8-1024x1000.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4091\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8-1024x1000.png 1024w, https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8-768x750.png 768w, https:\/\/openu.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8.png 1344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f15b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f8f15b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d6369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74d6369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2026<\/strong><br \/><strong>Scheduled Phase II Expansions<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b98177\" data-id=\"4b98177\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6987abd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6987abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77b571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a77b571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2023<\/strong><br \/><strong>U.S. Air Force STTR Phase I<\/strong><br \/>Hard-carbon for sodium-ion<br \/>batteries<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a2ebdc 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e8331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1e8331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2025<\/strong><br \/><strong>U.S. Navy STTR Phase II<\/strong><br \/>Graphite for 6T batteries<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc905f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cc905f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Awards<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa8db03\" data-id=\"aa8db03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9160bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9160bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals: Imagine Chemistry finalists 2018 link<br \/>IDTechEx innovation award 2019 link<br \/>X-Tech Search 8 (competition held by the US Army) 2024 link<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c48766a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"c48766a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-740d21d\" data-id=\"740d21d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b3c52 elementor-widget 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are building a next-generation supply-chain for the future of carbon-based materials in energy storage by combining the sustainability of renewable precursors with the precision of advanced material science to create a new, circular value chain for one of the critical components of the global energy transition. Global electrification now hinges on a vulnerable supply-chain for a critical battery component \u200b The Critical Component Graphite and hard-carbon are essential for lithium-ion(LIB) and sodium-ion (NIB) anode materials used inEVs, grid storage and defense applications. Economic Risk: Volatile and concentrated Asian supply chains. National Security Risk: Import dependency for a defense-critical component. Environmental Risk: Existing production relies on polluting, energy-intensive processes The Status Quo Current production relies on pitch-based feedstock (petroleum, coal tar) or energy-intensive mining operations. 90%+ of the current anode supply-chain is controlled by Asian suppliers Our Global Patent\/IP Portfolio creates a formidable competitive advantage Portfolio Summary A layered, multi-jurisdiction IP portfolio protecting:\u2022 Bio-synthetic carbon materials &amp; furan-derived precursors\u2022 Furan chemicals \u2013 polymerization pathways\u2022 Hard carbon, activated carbon, and composite anodes\u2022 Reduced-temperature graphitization processes 9 U.S. patents (7 granted &amp; 2 pending applications) 9 International patents &amp; applications across key markets Support for technology development Competitive small business grants from the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force validate the strategic relevance of our unique approach 2023 U.S. Navy STTR Phase I Graphite for 6T batteries 2022U.S. Air Force STTR Phase IIGraphite composites for high-energy batteries 2020U.S. Air Force STTR Phase IGraphite composites for high-energy batteries 2026Scheduled Phase II Expansions 2023U.S. Air Force STTR Phase IHard-carbon for sodium-ionbatteries 2024U.S. Army SBIR Phase IGraphite composites for high-energy 6T batteries 2025U.S. Navy STTR Phase IIGraphite for 6T batteries Awards AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals: Imagine Chemistry finalists 2018 linkIDTechEx innovation award 2019 linkX-Tech Search 8 (competition held by the US Army) 2024 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