Battery manufacturers evaluating new materials need more than promising claims. They need credible performance data, practical integration pathways, and a supplier focused on real-world manufacturing.
C-BATT develops advanced carbon-based anode materials designed to improve durability, shelf life, and deep-discharge capability in lithium-ion battery systems.
At the center of the platform is Obsidia, a proprietary anode material designed to blend with graphite or serve in advanced anode formulations, helping enhance battery performance while supporting a more practical path to adoption.
C-BATT is advancing domestic anode materials through ongoing testing, technical validation, and manufacturing development.
Our validation and manufacturing plan includes:
Our proprietary Obsidia material is being developed first for graphite-blend integration, while also supporting longer-term opportunities in higher-Obsidia and standalone anode formulations.
We start with our polymer-derived ceramic resin. It is mixed with specially-treated, American-mined coal. That mixture is cured into a plastic form and baked at moderate temperatures to create a glassy ceramic, which is ground to create Obsidia, our anode material additive. Obsidia can be evaluated as:
Materials engineered to support longer operational life across repeated charge and discharge cycles.
Obsidia is designed to improve battery tolerance under deep-discharge and low-voltage conditions.
Long-storage stability supports applications where batteries must remain reliable after extended periods of inactivity.
Low expansion during cycling helps preserve battery integrity and long-term performance.
Material characteristics may support more stable battery behavior in demanding operating environments.
C-BATT began as a partnership between X-BATT and CONSOL Innovations, which is now part of Core Natural Resources.
Today, C-BATT develops advanced anode materials for lithium-ion battery systems that need stronger performance, longer service life, and a more secure domestic supply chain. Our work focuses on evidence-based materials designed for practical manufacturing and offering a U.S.-based alternative to foreign-dominated graphite supply chains.
Battery manufacturers seeking improved durability, deeper-discharge capability, extended operational life, and upgraded energy density can evaluate Obsidia with support from the C-BATT team.
We provide technical documentation, sample materials, and application-specific guidance to support material review, cell development, and qualification planning.