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Study Confirms: By-products from Lithium Production can be used in Cement Production
Study Confirms: By-products from Lithium Production can be used in Cement Production Ca...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Study Confirms: By-products from Lithium Production can be used in Cement Production\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Byproducts from\n \n Europe's\n \n first lithium converter can compensate for the slowly reducing fly ash from the phasing-out of coal power, effectively reducing CO2 emissions in the construction industry.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Product properties of\n \n Portland\n \n cement are improved\n \n \n – Patent for production and use has been filed.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rock Tech Lithium pursues a zero-waste strategy in Guben.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n TORONTO\n \n \n ,\n \n \n July 22, 2024\n \n \n /CNW/ - Rock Tech Lithium Inc. (TSXV: RCK) (OTCQX: RCKTF) (FWB: RJIB) (WKN: A1XF0V) (\"Rock Tech\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the findings of a peer-reviewed study published by the German Lithium Institute. The study finds that by-products from Rock Tech's Lithium conversion process can be used as precursor material in the cement industry. Specifically, it has been confirmed that leached spodumene concentrate (LSC) generated during the production of lithium from spodumene holds substantial industrial potential. The material, primarily composed of aluminosilicates, can be used in the cement industry as an additive for cement, replacing previously used fly ash, a now slowly depleting by-product of coal-fired power generation. This means that the by-products of Rock Tech's lithium production can ensure the regional supply security of the German cement industry with LSC and help reduce CO2 emissions.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Furthermore, it has been shown that the compressive strength of\n \n Portland\n \n cement, the most used type of cement worldwide, increases by ten percent when 20 percent LSC is added—regardless of the origin of the spodumene used. The process for producing and utilizing the LSC has been submitted for a patent.\n \n \n The study was conducted within the Mineralogy and Geochemistry research group at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenb...