SiTration, Inc.

About

SiTration, Inc. is a company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in advanced membrane technology for the recovery of critical minerals. As a spinout from MIT, SiTration leverages innovative approaches to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of materials extraction processes. The company's core product is its silicon membrane technology, which effectively recovers materials like copper, cobalt, nickel, lithium, and precious metals. This technology is designed to operate in challenging environments and can handle complex mining feed streams, including spent lithium-ion batteries. SiTration's services focus on enabling full-value mining by efficiently recovering critical minerals from dilute and complex streams, using durable silicon filtration and electro-extraction methods that minimize chemical inputs. SiTration has attracted interest from major industry players, including mining giant Rio Tinto, and has successfully raised $11.8 million in seed capital. The company aims to provide sustainable alternatives to traditional materials recovery processes, supporting the development of clean-energy technologies and contributing to the circular economy.