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Graphite Anode Materials Plant update
Graphite Anode Materials Plant update.
About this update from Beowulf Mining Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n \n \n28 August 2024\n \nBeowulf Mining Plc\n \n(\"Beowulf\" or the \"Company\")\n \nGraphite Anode Materials Plant update\n \n \nBeowulf (AIM: BEM; Spotlight: BEO), and its wholly owned Finnish subsidiary Grafintec Oy (\"Grafintec\"), are pleased to provide an update on the ongoing optimisation work for the Graphite Anode Materials Plant (\"GAMP\" or the \"Project\").\n \n \nHighlights\n \n· Water treatment flow-sheet to recycle sodium hydroxide (\"NaOH\") developed by Grafintec in partnership with Dorfner Anzaplan GmbH (\"Anzaplan\")\n· Water treatment process recovered more than 90 per cent of the NaOH\n· Recycled NaOH of high quality and suitable for reuse in GAMP for production of battery-grade graphite (>99.95 per cent graphite purity)\n· High-quality calcium carbonate (\"Lime\") produced as by-product from the process can be used for neutralisation of the acidic wastewater and potentially sold to other industries\n· The ability to recycle and reuse NaOH, the primary reagent in the purification process, decreases its overall consumption thereby reducing both the operating cost and environmental impact\n \n \nEd Bowie, Chief Executive Officer of Beowulf, commented:\n \n\"Excellent progress continues to be made at GAMP. With much of the technical work relating directly to the production of anode material well-advanced, recent activities have been focused on optimisation work and secondary workstreams such as the treatment of process water and the recycling reagents. The results for the recycling of NaOH, at over 90 per cent, have exceeded expectations and have a very positive impact on the overall Project by reducing both the input reagent costs and the environmental impact.\"\n \n\"With a busy time ahead progressing the Pre-Feasibility Study (\"PFS\") and Environmental Impact Assessment (\"EIA\") for the GAMP, we look forward to updating the market in the coming months\"\n \nRasmus Blomqvist, Managing Director of Grafintec, commented:\n \n\"I am very pleased with the progress we have made over the recent months, demonstrating not only that our proposed GAMP process can produce high-quality anode materials, but also that recycled reagents from the pur...