HardwareCambridge, UK; operational presence in Abu Dhabi, UAEFounded 2012· One of 1708 Hardware companies tracked by AMPulse
Innovative carbon capture technology that converts methane into clean hydrogen and high-quality graphene, offering a dual benefit of decarbonisation and production of valuable by-products.
CEO / Founder
John Hartley
Team Size
51-200
Stage
Active
Total Funding
$42.6M
Latest Round
Series A
Key Investors
Baker Hughes, Mubadala, UK Government Innovation Funding
Decarbonises existing infrastructure while producing commercially valuable by-products with minimal CO2 emissions.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Provides a dual-advantage process that decarbonises gas flows while generating two valuable outputs – clean hydrogen and sustainable, high-grade graphene – improving both economic returns and environmental impact.
How They Differentiate
Integrates pre-combustion methane conversion to deliver both decarbonisation and dual-product outputs using a proprietary low-temperature plasma process.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Industries with significant methane emissions such as oil & gas, agriculture, wastewater, landfill, and other hard-to-abate sectors
Demonstrated by deployments at ADNOC’s Habshan Gas Processing Plant; ongoing expansion in production capacity and strategic partnerships.
Major Milestones
["Collaboration with Graphmatech to co-develop graphene-based polymer solutions","Successful deployment of LOOP units in operational industrial sites","Launch of second-generation LOOP technology","Recognition through awards and attainment of ISO 9001 certification"]
Levidian addresses a specific gap in industrial decarbonization: how to treat methane-rich gas streams before combustion. Rather than capturing CO2 after burning, its LOOP system cracks methane molecules into hydrogen and solid carbon in the form of graphene. This pre-combustion approach avoids the energy penalty of post-combustion capture and generates two saleable outputs instead of a waste stream.
The core technology is a low-temperature plasma reactor that dissociates methane without catalysts or high heat. The hydrogen can be used as a clean fuel or feedstock, while the graphene is recovered as a high-purity powder suitable for polymer composites, coatings, and energy storage. The process is designed to bolt onto existing oil and gas, biogas, and landfill infrastructure, not replace it.
Levidian targets hard-to-abate sectors with concentrated methane emissions. Named customers include United Utilities (wastewater biogas), Southwire (cable manufacturing), and Astra Polymers. A key deployment is at ADNOC's Habshan gas processing plant in Abu Dhabi. The company also partners with Graphmatech to develop graphene-enhanced polymers and with Baker Hughes and Hexla on system integration and scaling.
The strategic moat rests on the LOOP process's ability to produce graphene at a quality and cost that competes with conventional graphene synthesis, while simultaneously decarbonizing a gas stream. The main risk is that the economics depend on both hydrogen and graphene market prices, and on the willingness of emitters to adopt pre-combustion hardware rather than cheaper end-of-pipe solutions. With $42.6M in funding from Baker Hughes, Mubadala, and UK government innovation programs, Levidian is moving from pilot to commercial scale.
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