Solidec

Solidec Inc. is a Houston-based company at the forefront of the clean chemical manufacturing sector, aiming to disrupt the multibillion-dollar commodity and chemical industries. The company spun out from Professor Haotian Wang's lab at Rice University in 2024, founded by Ryan DuChanois (CEO), Yang Xia (CTO), and Haotian Wang (Chief Scientist). DuChanois brings a background in engineering from Yale and sustainability from Cambridge, Xia is an expert in electrochemistry and reactor design from Rice University, and Wang is an Associate Professor at Rice with extensive research in novel electrochemical reactors.

The core of Solidec's business is a proprietary electrolyzer platform technology that produces high-purity chemicals using only air, water, and electricity as inputs. This process replaces large-scale, centralized, and carbon-intensive chemical plants with modular, on-site production units. A key benefit of this approach is the elimination of energy-intensive post-processing and separation steps, which are responsible for a significant portion of global industrial energy consumption. By decentralizing production, Solidec's model also cuts down on transportation costs and supply chain risks associated with hazardous materials.

The company's business model appears to be based on the sale of these modular reactor systems. Initially, Solidec is focusing on the production of hydrogen peroxide, a critical chemical for diverse industries such as semiconductor fabrication, critical metal mining, and wastewater treatment. However, the platform is versatile and capable of producing other widely used chemicals, including formic acid, acetic acid, and ethylene, offering flexibility to serve a broad customer base. The company has already secured early commercial customers and is using its recently acquired funding to accelerate pilot deployments and scale its technology for specific industry needs. In July 2025, Solidec announced an oversubscribed $2 million pre-seed funding round led by New Climate Ventures, with participation from several other firms.

Keywords: clean chemical manufacturing, on-site chemical production, hydrogen peroxide generation, modular electrolyzer, green chemistry, sustainable chemicals, decarbonization, water treatment chemicals, semiconductor manufacturing, Rice University spinout, Ryan DuChanois, Haotian Wang, Yang Xia, New Climate Ventures, emissions reduction, sustainable fuels, carbon capture and utilization, electrosynthesis, decentralized manufacturing, chemical supply chain