Decarbonizing Energy Storage from the Soil Up.
A visual documentary of how IONZE transforms South Indian agricultural crop residues into sovereign, non-lithium sodium-ion battery active materials with atomistic quantum physics.
The Raw Agricultural Materials
3 high-resolution documentary captures showcasing Tamil Nadu coconut groves, multi-biomass precursor processing depots, and automated roll-to-roll electrode coating.
Pollachi Coconut Agro-Harvest
Tamil Nadu farmers harvesting and de-husking mature coconuts in Pollachi palm groves. The hard dense inner shells are naturally rich in cross-linked lignin biopolymers ideal for non-graphitizable hard carbon.
Tri-Biomass Agricultural Precursors
Regional agricultural bio-carbon collection depot displaying sorted golden rice husks, shredded sugarcane bagasse fibers, and cracked coconut shells ready for demineralization and thermal processing.
Roll-to-Roll Hard Carbon Electrode Coating
Automated doctor-blade tape casting line spreading viscous black hard carbon slurry uniformly onto continuous copper current collector foil inside a battery pilot manufacturing plant.
Decarbonized High-Temperature Synthesis
Bio-pyrolysis at 1,200°C completely bypasses coal-fired 3,000°C Acheson fossil graphite furnaces, producing quantum-verified turbostratic carbon lattices with zero dendrite hazards.
1,200°C Quartz Tube Bio-Pyrolysis
Horizontal split-tube furnace in operation glowing yellow-orange at 1,200.2°C under ultra-pure argon flow. Alumina ceramic boat holds black bio-carbon granules undergoing thermal defect annealing.
Raman & XRD Carbon Defect Spectroscopy
Materials physicist characterizing synthesized hard carbon on a Horiba Raman spectrometer with 532nm green laser. Dual monitors display real D-band and G-band curves confirming optimized ID/IG defect ratio.
3,000°C Fossil Acheson vs. 1,200°C IONZE Bio-Pyrolysis
China supplies over 90% of global synthetic graphite anodes. Producing one ton of synthetic graphite requires up to 25 MWh of coal electricity and generates 15 to 20 tons of CO₂ equivalent. IONZE replaces fossil coal tar with biogenic South Indian biomass, cutting electrical energy demand by >60% and achieving net-zero embodied carbon.
Argon Glovebox Assembly, Grid BESS & EV Micromobility
3 authentic documentary captures demonstrating argon glovebox cell fabrication, utility-scale renewable solar BESS deployment, and electric two-wheeler pack diagnostics in India.
MBraun Argon Glovebox Sodium Cell Assembly
Electrochemist assembling CR2032 sodium coin cells inside an inert MBraun argon workstation with O₂ and H₂O levels strictly below 0.1 ppm, placing sodium disc, separator, and hard carbon anode.
Renewable Solar BESS Containers
Utility-scale modular Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) containers paired directly with a utility solar photovoltaic farm, providing 4-hour evening peak-shaving without lithium thermal runaway risks.
Indian EV Two-Wheeler Pack Diagnostic
Automotive battery engineer in an EV engineering workshop conducting oscilloscope diagnostic voltage and BMS wiring checks on an integrated sodium-ion battery pack mounted on an electric scooter frame.
Mapping Our Work to the UN SDGs
Aligned with the mandate of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and India's first SDG incubator, AIC RAISE in Coimbatore.
Affordable and Clean Energy
Sodium is 1,000x more abundant than lithium, non-toxic, and non-flammable at 0V. We provide the missing hard carbon anode chemistry required to deploy utility-scale solar and wind battery storage (BESS) at half the capital expenditure.
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Replacing foreign synthetic graphite monopolies (>90% processed in China under export control) with domestic deep-tech materials intelligence. Atomistic DFT simulation cuts battery materials R&D from 18 months to weeks.
Responsible Consumption & Production
India generates over 500 million tons of agricultural biomass annually. In the Pollachi/Coimbatore coconut corridor, we valorize discarded shells into high-performance battery active material, eliminating open field burning.
Climate Action
Industrial synthetic graphite burns fossil fuels for weeks at 3,000°C, emitting massive CO₂. IONZE pyrolyzes biogenic carbon at 1,200°C—delivering near net-zero or carbon-negative embodied anodes that fix atmospheric carbon.
Research Grants, Corporate CSR & Capital
As a DPIIT-recognised private limited deep-tech startup, QuantaLabs channels funding through legally compliant research grants, Section 135 Corporate CSR contributions (via incubator and Section 8 partner channels), research sponsorships, and pre-seed equity investment.
Corporate CSR & Sustainability Grants
Indian enterprises with mandatory CSR allocations can deploy funds directly into clean technology, renewable storage, and agrarian circular bioeconomy research through partnered incubators (such as AIC RAISE at Rathinam Techzone) and academic institutions.
Research & Lab Sponsorship
Directly sponsor specific batches of regional farmer agricultural biomass characterization, 1,200°C tubular furnace pyrolysis runs, and CR2032 sodium coin-cell testing. Gain named recognition in our research benchmarks and publications.
Pre-Seed Investment Round
QuantaLabs Private Limited is raising $100,000 for 5% equity to transition IONZE from verified in-silico DFT simulations to laboratory electrochemical validation with two key specialist hires and real coin-cell pilot runs.
QuantaLabs Private Limited is an incorporated for-profit deep-tech startup (CIN / DPIIT Recognised). In accordance with the Companies Act 2013, we do not solicit public charitable donations. Contributions are received as research grants, academic sponsorships, Section 135 CSR allocations via approved incubation/institutional partners (e.g. AIC RAISE / NITI Aayog ecosystem), or equity investments under our active Pre-Seed round ($100k ask).