# Solidec

> Solidec is a Houston-based climate-tech company spun out of Rice University that builds modular electrolyzers to make essential chemicals - starting with ultra-pure hydrogen peroxide - on-site from just air, water, and electricity. Its porous solid-electrolyte reactor skips the centralized plants, hazardous trucking, and fossil-fuel feedstocks of conventional chemical production, cutting emissions by as much as 90%. Founded in 2023 by Ryan DuChanois, Yang Xia, and Rice professor Haotian Wang, the company raised an oversubscribed $2M pre-seed round and has been backed by Chevron Technology Ventures' Catalyst Program, the Activate Fellowship, and a NASA SBIR award.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** Houston, Texas, United States
- **Founders:** Ryan DuChanois (Co-Founder & CEO), Yang Xia (Co-Founder & CTO), Haotian Wang (Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)
- **Team size:** ~11 employees
- **Products:** On-site Hydrogen Peroxide Generator, Porous Solid-Electrolyte Reactor Platform, Modular Chemical Reactors, Space-grade Electrolyzer (NASA SBIR)
- **Notable:** Raised an oversubscribed $2M+ pre-seed round (2024) led by New Climate Ventures., Won the TEX-E top prize at the CERAWeek / HETI pitch competition in 2024., Selected for Chevron Technology Ventures' Catalyst Program.

## Products & services

- **On-site Hydrogen Peroxide Generator** — A modular electrolyzer that produces ultra-pure hydrogen peroxide from air, water, and electricity for disinfection, bleaching, water treatment, and odor control - autonomously and with minimal maintenance, using far less energy than conventional production.
- **Porous Solid-Electrolyte Reactor Platform** — The core electrochemical technology that captures gaseous molecules such as CO2 and O2 and converts them into chemicals and fuels, co-producing products like hydrogen peroxide and sodium hydroxide from air, water, and salt.
- **Modular Chemical Reactors** — Reactors capable of producing many widely used chemicals including formic acid, acetic acid, and ethylene on-site, replacing centralized infrastructure and post-processing steps.
- **Space-grade Electrolyzer (NASA SBIR)** — A hydrogen-peroxide-producing electrolyzer for onboard disinfection and water treatment during long-duration space missions, developed under a NASA SBIR award.

## Achievements

- Raised an oversubscribed $2M+ pre-seed round (2024) led by New Climate Ventures.
- Won the TEX-E top prize at the CERAWeek / HETI pitch competition in 2024.
- Selected for Chevron Technology Ventures' Catalyst Program.
- Received a NASA SBIR award for a space-grade peroxide electrolyzer.
- Founder named an Activate Fellow.
- Chief Scientist Haotian Wang won the 2025 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research.
- Technology targets the ~40% of US industrial carbon emissions from the chemical/petrochemical sector, with up to 90% emissions reduction per product.

## Latest updates

- **2025** — Co-founder and Chief Scientist Haotian Wang awarded the 2025 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research by the Welch Foundation.
- **2024-08** — Closed oversubscribed $2M+ pre-seed round led by New Climate Ventures to scale on-site chemical production.
- **2024** — Selected for NASA SBIR to develop a space-grade hydrogen peroxide electrolyzer for onboard disinfection and water treatment.
- **2024** — Joined Chevron Technology Ventures' Catalyst Program to build a carbon-capturing electrolyzer.
- **2024** — Won TEX-E top prize at the CERAWeek HETI pitch competition.

## Links

- Website: https://solidec.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/solidec-inc/

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