Galan Lithium Restricted (ASX: GLN) introduced proof of idea check work outcomes for the precipitation of battery grade lithium carbonate product at its flagship Hombre Muerto West venture in Argentina.
Galan Lithium Restricted (ASX: GLN) (Galan or the Firm) could be very happy to announce these thrilling proof of idea check work outcomes for the precipitation of battery grade lithium carbonate product at its flagship Hombre Muerto West (HMW) venture positioned within the South American Lithium Triangle in Catamarca, Argentina.
Highlights:
- Proof of idea laboratory check of HMW Venture’s Lithium Carbonate Equal (LCE) achieves 99.88% of purity (minimal requirement of Battery Grade High quality of >99.5% LCE)
- The check feedstock was the top quality brine focus, with lithium contents >6%, obtained by the evaporation check completed at Antofagasta
- The check additionally delivered nice outcomes for the removing of SO4, B, Ca and Mg, which might be troublesome contaminants to take away
- The check was overseen by specialist consultants Advert-infinitum who additionally recognized value saving alternatives for additional bettering the outcomes with the next LCE purity
Galan’s Managing Director Juan Pablo (JP) Vargas de la Vega mentioned “As soon as once more, this can be a implausible outcome and workforce effort. Whereas that is early days, we’re excited to display this primary step as a proof of idea of excessive purity lithium carbonate whereas we nonetheless have room for enchancment >99.88% LCE. Importantly, from our research, Galan’s excessive grade and low impurities brine has demonstrated that we are able to produce excessive purity lithium carbonate at a low value. The Firm continues so as to add flexibility on the highway to manufacturing with totally different added worth routes as lithium focus and now battery grade lithium carbonate. We continue to learn with each check we do and can proceed to take action sooner or later.”
Abstract of the Check Work Outcomes
The primary laboratory check work for producing lithium carbonate was carried out in Antofagasta beneath the supervision of specialized consultancy agency, Advert-Infinitum. The check used as a feedstock the top quality brine focus with >6% of Li contents obtained by the evaporation check work additionally undertaken in Antofagasta.
The check process and check work actions had been developed and supervised by Advert-Infinitum. They initially optimised the focus stage, producing a purer product thus decreasing reagent consumption and opex prices. Importantly on the subsequent stage, additional reagent value reductions had been recognized, as a cleaner focus requires much less reagents and quantity impurities to be eliminated for the precipitation of lithium carbonate. Consequently, the battery grade was obtained with no requirement to do undertake an extra purification step utilizing dissolution with CO2.
The assay of the lithium carbonate pattern was accomplished at an exterior laboratory positioned in Santiago. The delivered outcome achieved 99.88% of lithium carbonate contents exceeding the minimal high quality of 99.5% for battery grade merchandise. On the again of the creating check procedures, Advert-Infinitum additionally recognized different alternatives for additional bettering outcomes. These alternatives shall be adopted sooner or later check work actions at each laboratory and pilot plant ranges with the likelihood to additional enhance the standard of the battery grade lithium carbonate product.
This proof of idea milestone provides extra flexibility to the adoption of a preferable processing design for the HMW Venture. The examine workforce is engaged on totally different alternate options to optimise the mixed consequence for the pond design and lithium carbonate plant design.
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