ITRONICS
DEVELOPING MANGANESE RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY
New
Hydrometallurgy Processes Address the U.S. "Critical Mineral"
Emergency Including Need for Domestic Manganese Production for EV
Batteries
RENO, NV
-- October 15, 2020 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire
-- Itronics Inc.
(OTC:ITRO),
an emerging "Cleantech Materials" growth Company that manufactures
GOLD'n GRO Multi-Nutrient Fertilizers and produces Silver, today
announced that it has successfully tested two proprietary processes
that recover manganese. One process recovers manganese,
potassium and zinc from paste produced by processing
non-rechargeable alkaline batteries. The second process that
recovers manganese is the Company's revolutionary Rock Kleen
Technology.
Manganese has
been designated by the Federal Government as a "Critical
Mineral." Manganese is one of the four most important
industrial metals and is widely used by the steel industry
worldwide. It is a major component of non-rechargeable
alkaline batteries, one of the largest battery categories sold in
the world. The use of manganese in EV batteries is increasing
as EV battery technology is shifting to use of more nickel and
manganese in battery formulations. According to a recent
United Nations report, manganese is one of the four most important
battery materials.
According to
the U.S. Department of Interior, there is no mine production of
manganese in the United States. Itronics is using its
revolutionary Rock Kleen Technology to test metal recoverability
from mine tailings obtained from a former silver mine in western
Nevada that has a high manganese content. The Rock Kleen
process is recovering silver,
manganese, zinc,
copper,
lead
and
nickel. The Company has calculated, based on laboratory test
results, that if a Rock Kleen tailings process is put into
commercial production, the former mine site would become the
only
primary
manganese producer in the United States.
Itronics has
also tested non-rechargeable alkaline battery paste recovered by a
large domestic battery recycling company to determine if it could
use one of its hydrometallurgical processes to solubilize the
manganese, potassium, and zinc contained in the paste. This
testing was successful, and Itronics was able to produce material
useable in two of its GOLD'n GRO fertilizers.
"We
believe that the chemistry of the two recovery processes would lend
itself to electrochemical recovery of the manganese, zinc, and
other metals. At this time electrochemical recovery has been
tested for zinc and copper. Itronics has been reviewing
procedures for electrochemical recovery of manganese and plans to
move this technology forward when it is appropriate to do so and
has acquired electro-winning equipment needed to do that,"
said Dr. John Whitney,
Itronics President.
"Because of the
two described proprietary technologies, Itronics is positioned to
become a domestic manganese producer on a large scale to satisfy
domestic demand. The actual manganese products have not yet
been defined, except for use in the Company's GOLD'n GRO
Multi-Nutrient Fertilizers. However, the Company believes
that it will be able to produce chemical manganese products as well
as electrochemical products," Dr. Whitney said.
Itronics R
& D and manufacturing plant are located in Reno, Nevada about
40 miles west of the Tesla Giga-factory. The planned Itronics
Cleantech Materials Campus, which is located about 40 miles south
of the Tesla Giga-factory, would be the location were the manganese
products would be produced. Panasonic is operating one of the
world's largest EV battery factories at the Tesla location.
Tesla and other companies have announced that EV battery technology
is shifting to use of nickel-manganese batteries. Itronics is
positioned and located to become a Nevada based supplier of
manganese products for battery manufacturing as its manganese
recovery technologies are advanced.
A long-term objective
for Itronics is to become a leading producer of high purity metals,
including the U.S. critical metals manganese and tin, using the
Company's breakthrough hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, and
electrochemical technologies. Additionally, Itronics is
strategically positioned with its portfolio of "Zero Waste Energy
Saving Technologies" to help solve the recently declared emergency
need for domestic production of Critical Minerals from materials
located at mine sites.
Itronics Inc.
is an emerging Clean Tech Materials Growth Company that produces
GOLD'n GRO Multi-Nutrient Fertilizers and Silver. The Company
is also an emerging "Critical Minerals" producer. The
Company's growth forecast centers upon its 10-year business plan
designed to integrate its Zero Waste Energy Saving Technologies and
to grow annual sales from $2 million in 2019, to $113 million in
2025.
About
Itronics
Headquartered in
Reno, Nevada, Itronics Inc. is a "Creative Clean Technology"
Company which produces GOLD'n GRO Multi-Nutrient liquid
fertilizers, silver bullion, and silver-bearing glass. The
Company's goal is to achieve profitable clean technology driven
organic growth in specialty GOLD'n GRO Multi-Nutrient fertilizers,
silver, copper, tin, zinc, and minerals. The Company's
technologies maximize the recovery and uses of metals and minerals
and by doing this maximize sustainability.
The
Company's environmentally friendly award winning GOLD'n GRO
Multi-Nutrient liquid fertilizers, which are extensively used in
agriculture, can be used for lawns and houseplants, and are
available at the Company's "e-store" on Amazon.Com at
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_lawn-garden?ie+UTF8&field-brandtextbin=GOLD%27n+GRO&node+2972638011.
Due to
expanded retail customer interest, GOLD'n GRO fertilizer may now be
purchased in Reno, Nevada at "Buy Nevada First Gift Shop", 4001 S.
Virginia St.
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