United Lithium Corporation (CSE: ULTH; OTC: ULTHF; FWB: 0UL) has provided an update on its lithium hydroxide testing programme, where the results are expected by the end of February.
The report states that the test work has included a combination of tests with various process design and operating parameters, including temperature, pH, residence time, and different concentrations of lithium in the feed solutions.
United Lithium’s test work is led by Dr. Abdul Halim, CTO of process research at Ortech incorporated. According to United Lithium’s report, Dr. Halim’s experience has led to improvements in lithium mineral concentrate production from petalite and spodumene feed materials, high lithium recovery rates to produce high-purity lithium carbonate, and improvements to chemical roasting by adding microwave energy. United Lithium have also asserted that the work done by Dr. Halim for the current programme may lead to process cost reduction and increased efficiency in lithium hydroxide production.
“It is a pleasure to work with United Lithium, and their cooperation and support with the innovative ideas and know-how have already led to many improvements in the lithium flow-sheet design. My plans for lithium hydroxide production could lead to several improved solutions versus the traditional processes. Our goal is to deliver improved and simpler processing steps and efficiencies, combined with reduced energy, reagents and water requirements,” states Dr. Abdul Halim, CTO of Process Research Ortech Inc.
Dr. Halim has more than 15 years of experience in evaluating, developing, and optimizing innovative and sustainable technologies for critical metals including lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earths (REEs), other base metals, PGMs, gold, and germanium from mined natural resources and recycled manufactured materials through bench, pilot, and demonstration plant operations. He has authored more than 50 scientific and technical papers, holds 5 US patents, and has authored several book chapters in these areas.
“We are moving forward on multiple exploration and technology fronts simultaneously. United Lithium is keenly aware of the supply/demand imbalance in the lithium market. We are looking where possible to reduce timelines and move each of our projects toward completion of all-important feasibility studies, so we can economically and sustainably realize the value of our projects and technologies” elaborated Michael Dehn, President and CEO of United Lithium.
United Lithium has confirmed that it is now in discussion with several technical experts regarding the production of value-added consumer/industrial products from the feldspar, quartz, and mica by-products that may be recovered in the mining of lithium pegmatites. The company believes this may enable no or low waste mining operations and facilitate environmentally friendly processing alternatives for these value-added products.
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