Ultra-high-purity lithium for fusion, aerospace and advanced materials
Licube (LiCube, Inc.) develops electrodialysis technology using LLTO solid electrolytes to purify lithium into space-grade lithium carbonate at 4N5 (≥99.995%) purity for fusion fuel isotopes, aerospace alloys, optical crystals, solid-state batteries and specialty uses. Based at Greentown Labs Houston with roots in Japanese university research and 30+ patent filings, it has begun pilot sample production. It was selected for the TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Startup Battlefield Top 20.