Aqua Metals Announces Highlights From December's Pilot Campaign, Including Over 99% Recovery Rates For Lithium, Cobalt And Nickel From Black Mass
Aqua Metals Announces Highlights From December's Pilot Campaign, Including Over 99% Recovery Rates For Lithium, Cobalt And Nickel From Black Mass
Aqua Metals 宣布了12月试点活动的亮点，包括对黑质中的锂、钴和镍超过99%的回收率。
Operational Highlights from December's Pilot Campaign
Aqua Metals recently completed the first multi-week continuous operation campaign at its pilot facility outside Reno, demonstrating its ability to deliver exceptional recovery rates and produce battery-grade critical minerals. Key accomplishments include:
12月试点活动的运营亮点
Aqua Metals最近在其位于雷诺的试点设施完成了首次为期数周的连续事件，这证明了其提供卓越回收率和生产电池级关键矿物的能力。主要成就包括：
- High Recovery Rates: Achieved over 99% recovery rates for lithium, cobalt, and nickel from black mass using Aqua Metals' proprietary leaching process and 100% recycled solvent, lowering recycling costs and eliminating waste.
- Battery-Grade Lithium Carbonate: Produced over 600 lbs. of battery-grade lithium carbonate to date in December.
- Nickel and Cobalt Production: Recovering nickel at 96.5%+ purity and cobalt at 99%+ purity levels. The Company has designed the Sierra ARC to achieve consistent battery-grade metals production.
- Enhanced Process Controls: Demonstrated advanced controls that improved throughput and efficiency, setting the stage for scalability at the commercial level.
- Continuous Operations: Successfully operated the pilot facility around the clock for three weeks, achieving over 90% uptime.
- 高回收率：使用Aqua Metals的专有浸出工艺和100%回收溶剂，从黑色物质中获得锂、钴和镍的回收率超过99%，降低了回收成本并消除了废物。
- 电池级锂碳酸盐：到目前为止，在12月份生产了超过600磅的电池级锂碳酸盐。
- 镍和钴生产：以96.5%以上的纯度回收镍，以99%以上的纯度回收钴。公司设计的Sierra ARC旨在实现稳定的电池级金属生产。
- 增强的过程控件：展示了改进的高级控件，提高了产量和效率，为商业层面的可扩展性奠定了基础。
- 连续事件：成功地将试点设施全天候运营3周，达成了90%以上的正常运行时间。