Successful Operation at SLB's Clayton Valley,
Nevada Demonstration Plant
SAN
DIEGO, Sept. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
ILiAD Technologies, LLC celebrates the use of its direct lithium
extraction (DLE) technology at scale at SLB's (NYSE: SLB) Clayton
Valley Demonstration Plant, producing high-purity, battery-grade
lithium. This comes as SLB announced the successful completion of
its integrated technology solution at its demonstration plant in
Clayton Valley, Nevada.
ILiAD's technology was integral to the success of the Clayton
Valley operation. The SLB sustainable lithium production solution
integrates DLE, concentration and conversion technologies, to
deliver a 500 times faster production time, enhanced lithium
recovery rates of 96 percent and significant improvements in
sustainable operations with reduced land and water use.
The brine was also processed at a low temperature of 95 degrees
Fahrenheit, illustrating ILiAD's highly efficient process, which
can be optimized across a wide range of projects and process
conditions.
SLB's Clayton Valley Plant was
commissioned in March 2024. The
demonstration phase operated at one-tenth of a full commercial
scale.
"A big congratulations to SLB in their successful demonstration
phase," said ILiAD Technologies CEO Samuel Moore. "We are so proud that our
ILiAD Technology Platform was a key part of SLB's demonstration
that supports environmentally responsible and commercially
advantageous lithium production to pave the way for a sustainable
energy transition."
Earlier this year, ILiAD Technologies, LLC, a subsidiary of
EnergySource Minerals (ESM), announced the successful close of
their funding round with a significant investment from global
technology company SLB (NYSE: SLB).
ILiAD's highly efficient and flexible extraction technology can
be used to recover high-purity lithium chloride from lithium-laden
brine resources around the world. The physical footprint, carbon
emissions and water use associated with operations is a fraction of
those needed compared to traditional lithium extraction
methods.
ABOUT ILiAD TECHNOLOGIES
ESM ILiAD is a private direct lithium extraction (DLE)
technology company affiliated with EnergySource Minerals. The
company licenses the ILiAD Technology Platform, a proprietary
breakthrough technology which combines a superior lithium
selective adsorbent with
continuous countercurrent bed processing to deliver a
unique, patented solution capable of concentrating and
treating a vast range of lithium laden brines under a
wide variety of conditions. The technology is poised to be
deployed globally to sustainably produce lithium to meet the
immense and growing demand for its use in the manufacturing of
electric vehicle batteries.
ESM shareholders are TechMet Limited, a leading technology
metals investment company with a portfolio of assets that
responsibly produce, process and recycle the metals that are
critical to the global energy transition and the electric vehicle
revolution; SLB New Energy, a global technology company driving
energy innovation to accelerate decarbonization; Catalyst
Geothermal LLC and LiNergy LLC, both U.S. based private investors
in new energy technologies; and Mercury NZ Ltd., a New Zealand electricity generation and
multi-product utility retailer.
For more information,
visit: https://www.iliadtech.com/.
Media Contact:
ILiAD Technologies: John
Horstman | media@ILiADtech.com | +1 (224) 430-1910
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