DiviGas
DiviGas develops plug-and-play systems designed to seamlessly and cost-effectively separate and recover hydrogen and other gases at petrochemical plants and refineries.
Membranes for hydrogen recovery and purification have been in use in industrial processes since the 1980s. However, they have lacked several attributes which limited their use. Plasticization, chemical degradation, and fouling caused by CO2 H2S and heavy hydrocarbons have limited the possible applications for H2-selective membranes due to the high costs of pre-treatment.
Thanks to a combination of patent-pending materials, revolutionary sub-nano molecular polymer modification techniques, and manufacturing advancements, DiviGas has invented a membrane fiber that can finally bring this clean technology to market and replace complex, energy-intensive, and toxic sorbent-based alternatives
Founders
Andre Lorenceau
CEO
Andre is a serial entrepreneur who led his previous B2B startup to post Series B, with millions in revenue booked while outcompeting tech giants such as Intel. He has raised over $15 million from VCs previously, and was named in the ‘Forbes 30 Under 30’ list. Andre has experience across a variety of sectors and brings endless energy and versatility to DiviGas.
Ali Naderi
CTO
Ali has a PhD from the National University of Singapore in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, with a focus on membranes for gas separation and organic solvent nanofiltration. He has a background in polymers, including microstructural modification, rheology, structure-property and synthesizing. Ali has published 11 journal papers, five conference papers, and has filed several patents.
Milestones
Founded at Entrepreneur First
Seed ($3.6 million) co-led by Energy Revolution Ventures and Mann + Hummel