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July 31, 2024

Chip Industry's Water Usage Equals Hong Kong's Water Needs: Intel and TSMC Fabs Strive for Sustainability | Business Insider

Semiconductor factories consume millions of gallons of water every day, with more advanced chips requiring an increased amount of water. Prakash Govindan, Gradiant’s COO, met with Business Insider to discuss water scarcity, regulations, and how chip fabs such as Intel and TSMC are developing methods to reduce their water usage footprint.

External Media

July 25, 2024

Gradiant and alkaLi are Uniquely Positioned to be a Leader in Lithium Brine Projects | Global Water Intelligence

After several years as an innovator in lithium production, Gradiant announced the launch of a new business - alkaLi. This business will be focused on working with junior and major lithium producers to improve the reliability and sustainability of their lithium production operations. Prakash Govindan, Gradiant’s COO, met with GWI recently to discuss the background behind the decision to expand Gradiant’s focus on the entire lithium brine production flow sheet

External Media

July 4, 2024

Gradiant's Water-focused Vision for DLE and Tailings Management | Investing News Network

Gradiant is leveraging proprietary water treatment technologies to address critical industrial needs, including direct lithium extraction (DLE). Anurag and Prakash, co-founders of Gradiant, discuss taking a water-first approach in an interview with Investing News Network.

External Media

June 28, 2024

This Industrial Spinoff is Pulling Lithium from Brine to Meet Growing Battery Demand | Forbes

Forbes’ Amy Feldman met with Prakash Govindan to discuss the launch of alkaLi to accelerate the scaling of battery-grade lithium production. She writes, “the world needs lithium to power its electrical future, but getting it is a costly and dirty business. Wastewater unicorn Gradiant thinks there is a better way, and just launched a new company to prove it.”

Press Release

June 24, 2024

Gradiant Launches alkaLi, Powered by EC², the World's Most Efficient Battery-Grade Lithium Production Process

Gradiant announces the spin-out of alkaLi, a standalone company dedicated to accelerating the scaling of battery-grade lithium production. alkaLi is powered by EC², the world's only all-in-one solution engineered to Extract, Concentrate and Convert battery-grade lithium.

External Media

May 23, 2024

Gradiant Diversifies to Hit $1bn Sales Target | Global Water Intelligence

A new chemicals arm and PFAS destruction will help Gradiant reach $1 billion in revenues by 2026. How do they fit in the portfolio? Global Water Intelligence (GWI) met with Prakash Govindan, Gradiant’s COO, to find out.

External Media

May 21, 2024

Woburn Startup Gradiant has New Tech to Zap ‘Forever Chemicals’ | Boston Globe

Amid growing awareness of water contamination by harmful “Forever Chemicals,” Boston Globe’s Aaron Pressman writes about how Gradiant, an MIT spinout, offers a new solution that not only filters out per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) substances but also destroys these substances. The solution, called “ForeverGone,” fits inside a shipping container and is ready for commercial deployment. Gradiant's solution promises cost savings and increased efficiency in PFAS removal.

Press Release

May 15, 2024

Gradiant Launches ForeverGone, the Industry’s Only Complete PFAS Removal and Destruction Solution

Gradiant announces the launch of ForeverGone, the industry’s only complete all-in-one solution to permanently remove and destroy PFAS from municipal and industrial water. The current best available technologies for PFAS treatment merely concentrate or transfer wastes from one medium to another, necessitating further handling and transportation for ultimate disposal by landfilling or incineration. The integrated solution achieves comprehensive PFAS removal at the lowest total cost, setting new standards for simplicity, efficiency, and sustainability.