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Green Battery Graphite Used To Make Diamonds
(TheNewswire) August 22nd, 2024, - TheNewswire – VANCOUVER, B.C....
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[{"type":"text","content":"Green Battery Graphite Used To Make Diamonds\n\n\n (TheNewswire)\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n August 22nd, 2024, -\n \n\n TheNewswire\n \n\n –\n \n\n VANCOUVER, B.C. Green Battery Minerals Inc. (\"Green\" or\nthe \"Company\") (TSX-V: GEM, FSE: BK2P, WKN: A2QENP OTC:\nGBMIF)\n \n is pleased to announce that Volt Carbon Technologies\nInc. (TSX-V: VCT) (\"Volt\" or \"Volt Carbon”) has\nsuccessfully made diamonds out of the high quality -30+50 mesh natural\nflake graphite taken from Green’s Berkwood Graphite project. This\nwas done in conjunction with Volt Carbon. See their News Release on\nAugust 21st, 2024.\n \n\n\n Highlights;\n \n\n\n Volt Carbon produced a graphite concentrate blend developed explicitly\nfor diamond synthesis. This Graphite was converted into synthetic\ndiamonds using the high pressure-high temperature (HPHT) method. The\nspecially purified -30+50 mesh natural flake graphite, produced from\nGreen Battery Minerals’ Berkwood Graphite Project, was transformed\ninto near-gemstone-quality crystals ranging from 2 to 5 carats. Figure\n1 illustrates the two batches of diamonds produced through this\nprocess.\n \n\n Volt Carbon's dry separation techniques preserved the natural catalyst\nmaterials needed for the graphite-to-diamond transformation in the\nHPHT reaction chamber. The results matched competitor graphite\nmaterials processed through flotation and chemical separation. A\nthird-party assessment confirmed the effectiveness of Volt Carbon's\nprocessed Graphite in synthetic diamond production. Furthermore, it\nwas observed that the high graphitic structure and low oxidation\ncharacteristics of Green Battery's Graphite enabled diamond synthesis\nat temperatures up to 200 degrees Celsius lower than typical\ncommercially available flake graphite concentrate, potentially\nreducing energy use costs and carbon footprint. Green Battery graphite\nmaterial was combined with additional catalyst materials and\ncompressed into diamond seeds before entering the HPHT process. The\noutcome demonstrated that Green Battery's modified flake graphite\nconcentrate has the potential for the production of high-quality\ndiamond structures ideal for various applications, including\ngemstones, metalworking, lapping compounds, coatings for cutting,\ndrilling,...