Aepnus Technology

United States - Emeryville, CA

• 14/06/2024
• Seed
• $8,000,000

Aepnus Technology is dedicated to the electrification and decarbonization of the manufacturing process of several commonly used chemicals. In simpler terms, our mission is to create technology that utilizes electricity, preferably from renewable sources, to synthesize chemicals using a process known as electrolysis. Currently, our primary objective is to focus on the electrolytic conversion of sulfate salts into metal hydroxides (caustic), as well as concentrated Sulfuric Acid. This application is especially relevant in the realms of lithium mining, lithium battery recycling, and cathode active materials (CAM) processing.

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Lukas HacklFounder

United States - Oakland, California

I am the Co-founder and CEO of Aepnus Technology, a start-up company developing an electrochemical platform technology to electrify and decarbonize the production of various different chemicals.

During my PhD at UC Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, I built and characterized electrochemical flow systems to selectively capture dissolved ions for the purpose of water desalination and resource recovery.

As a long distance runner, climber and mountaineer, I love physical and mental challenges. I am comfortable at adapting to foreign social dynamics, having hitchhiked alone through Eastern Europe and Turkey and having lived in over 5 countries.

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukashackl/