Canada-based Nano One Materials has pre-qualified high-volume battery‑grade raw material inputs from global mining giant Rio Tinto for its One-Pot lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode active material (CAM) production process.
Rio Tinto has strategically located lithium assets across key regions and intends to increase the capacity of its Tier 1 lithium assets to over 200,000 tonnes per year of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) by 2028.
Nano One conducts qualification of battery‑grade raw materials through a staged testing protocol at increasing scales from A-sample (kilograms) through C-sample (1-10 tonnes) prior to D-samples in a commercial plant setting.
The collaboration includes the purchase of 10 tonnes of lithium carbonate for pilot and customer validation work from Rio Tinto’s Fenix site at the Salar del Hombre Muerto in Catamarca, Argentina qualified at C-sample (tonne scale).
Lithium carbonate from Rio Tinto’s Olaroz site in Jujuy, Argentina was qualified at A-sample (kilogram scale) for diversified sourcing strategy and is progressing to C-sample qualification.
Pre-commercial lithium carbonate samples from the miner’s Rincon project in Argentina have been evaluated for future supply.
By pre-qualifying raw material inputs, the company said it aims to accelerate customer acceptance of its LFP product and LFP CAM licensing packages.
“We are adding value to our technology and license offering by pre-qualifying feedstock that is critical to the production of LFP. This will assist our prospective licensee partners to manage supply chain risks and accelerate time to market for future One-Pot commercial plants,” said Alex Holmes, Chief Operating Officer of Nano One. “There continues to be a need for secure, diversified, and economically localized LFP cathode active material supply chains. We believe that our One-Pot processing technology can be bundled with pre-qualified input feedstocks from premier producers such as Rio Tinto, to help partners, licensees and customers achieve their objectives.”
Source: Nano One Materials
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