MERGE Chemistry launched in February 2022 as a spinout division of Inorganic Ventures. We are a privately held, US-based chemical manufacturer harnessing 35+ years of knowledge and high-quality chemistry to deliver radically new solutions to advance the next generation of Energy Storage technology. Our team is built off two key pillars to support the battery community: Additives and Services. The MERGE Additives team designs and manufactures additives for aqueous battery electrolytes. These additives, based on complex chelators, metals, and inorganic salts, inhibit hydrogen evolution, decrease corrosion, and control plating dynamics while minimizing dendrite growth. Each additive package is custom tailored for compatibility with our customers’ proprietary electrolyte chemistry, from acidic to alkaline. Our manufacturing capability can readily scale from R&D to pilot-scale production. The MERGE Services team offers trace metals impurity testing and analysis to both startups and established battery manufacturers. We help to evaluate the purity of starting materials, identify impurities in recycled components, and perform post-cycle degradation analysis of battery chemical compositions. Whether your project is still in development or simply requires a specialized manufacturing partner, our dedicated team will help you narrow the gap between product design and delivery. We partner with our clients to drive innovation and accelerate their path to market through rapid prototyping and scale-up without sacrificing quality.
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Last week I had the privilege of presenting MERGE Chemistry's latest work on specialty additives for #zinc #batteries to members of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Energy Storage group. Thank you to Bin Li for the kind invitation and hosting a wonderful visit. Everyone be on lookout for PhD students Zhi Liu and Mohammed Radha Al Khazraji - they are rockstars and will be a valuable add to any company!
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Podcast alert! I had the pleasure of joining the Inorganic Ventures BenchBoost team to chat about how MERGE Chemistry's Services team supports #battery material analysis, including #zinc and #lithium technologies. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/eziRc2NU Thanks to Mike Booth for hosting!
Congratulations to our Research Scientist Dr. Ali Akbarisehat on his recent publication for his work to use #zinc to harvest electricity from air moisture while a post-doc at the University of Virginia!
I am delighted to announce that my paper on energy harvesting from air moisture using metal oxides has been published! This research delves into the innovative possibilities of utilizing metal oxides for energy extraction, and I am grateful for the guidance and support of Prof. Giovanni Zangari at UVA. #Energyharvesting, #Metaloxides, #UVA,
Well-deserved. Congrats, Ali Akbarisehat!
I am thrilled to share the news of my promotion to the research scientist role at MERGE Chemistry. I am eager to continue making meaningful contributions and advancing my career in this new position. I want to express my gratitude to Dr. Tyler Farnsworth for his support and for fostering a welcoming and innovative work environment, and I extend special thanks to Christopher Gaines (CEO) for his encouragement and backing. #ResearchScientist, #CareerGrowth, #MERGEChemistry, #InorganicVentures
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"When Reliability Suffers - Paradigms Change" #unconventionalwisdom shared by Craig Pospisil (Puget Sound Energy) during Day 2 of the DOE Office of Electricity Peer Review on #energystorage. I appreciated his perspective that multiple types of technologies will be required to meet our growing energy demand. When reliability falters, the appetite for new energy tech will only continue to grow. We must be ready.
We love to see our Scientists getting out of the lab and networking! Thank you Office of Electricity for the opportunity to engage with the next generation #energystorage research of the National Labs!
Day 1 is a wrap for the DOE Peer Review for the Office of Electricity . Great insight into #energystorage considerations, ranging from high-level policy and community regulatory discussions to technical presentations (that my internal chemist brain geeks out over). Great to network about #zinc #batteries alongside Ali Akbarisehat and looking forward to the rest of the week!
Tyler Farnsworth, PhD and Ali Akbarisehat will be attending two Department of Energy events in Bellavue, WA next week (Aug 5-8). They would love to connect with you and discuss how our #additives are improving next-generation #zinc batteries.
Let's connect! Reach out if you are interested in meeting during the DOE OE Annual Meeting/Peer Review or the Energy Storage Grand Challenge Summit next week. I'd love to discuss the latest developments from MERGE Chemistry and Ali Akbarisehat's work on designer additives for #zinc #batteries! https://lnkd.in/eksXDGKv https://lnkd.in/esd9Ef8n
We are excited to welcome PURE Analytical Laboratories to the team! As our sister division, we will work alongside them as we continue to develop and support next generation battery technologies!
Adding a new element to our team! We are proud to welcome PURE Analytical Laboratories to IV Labs! With this acquisition, we're set to enhance our research and development capabilities and plan to bring even more innovative high-purity products to the market. Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eW3-ih6Y
Thanks Jessica Lee for hosting! We enjoyed the opportunity to network with so many companies in the Analytical testing arena. Autumn Phillips gave a great presentation on Trace Metals testing of complex samples.
R&D Chemist & Chemical Hygiene Officer | Specializing in Inorganic Analytical Chemistry | Driving Innovation through Research & Education
We had a great seminar today in Reno, NV discussing all things metal analysis in the battery and mining industries! Thanks so much Agilent Technologies for putting on this great event! Getting to present at events with other industry leaders like Agilent Technologies and American Battery Technology Company is an honor and a privilege and there is always a wealth of knowledge shared. Tyler Farnsworth, PhD and I enjoyed the opportunity to present, learn, and network with everyone while also getting to represent MERGE Chemistry and Inorganic Ventures. Looking forward to the next seminar with you all!
Special thanks to Feng Lin's research group from Virginia Tech Department of Chemistry for an engaging visit! Our teams shared the latest technical advances in the field of #zinc #batteries and the PhD Students received a tour of our 40,000 sq. ft. chemical manufacturing facility. We are looking forward to more academic-industry collaboration in the #NRV!