ST.
LOUIS, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- US Strategic
Metals ("USSM") and Missouri
University of Science and Technology ("Missouri
S&T") have signed a contract for USSM to support Missouri
S&T's precursor cathode active material
("pCAM") research. PCAM is the precursor
material to cathode active material ("CAM") made up of
cobalt, nickel and other critical materials which are some of the
main components of lithium-ion batteries. Currently, most of
the pCAM in the world is produced outside the United States.
Missouri is fortuitously endowed
with expansive natural resources and is quickly emerging as an
innovative player in the green energy transition through Missouri
S&T's extensive research and development and
USSM's bench and pilot scale facilities as well as its
progress towards completion of a commercial scale plant in
Fredericktown, MO.
"Precursor Cathode Active material or pCAM production is the
missing link in the US Battery Supply chain and with this
collaboration with Missouri S&T and the support of Missouri DED
we will continue to be on the front lines of the solution," USSM
CEO Stacy Hastie said.
Under the agreement, USSM will provide training for Missouri
S&T personnel (Postdocs, graduate, and undergraduate students)
working on this project to use USSM state of the art extraction
facilities to produce pCAM. This training will also
include instruction on the laboratory parameters USSM has already
implemented during its ongoing pCAM test program. Missouri
S&T will work with USSM to optimize the solvent extraction
process to effectively recover pure salts of battery elements and
develop a laboratory process to synthesize pCAM materials.
USSM will provide will the necessary reagents, technical
assistance, and facilities with the ultimate goal to produce a
first of its kind in North
America, battery grade pCAM right here in the State of
Missouri.
"Missouri S&T is excited to be working with USSM on this
project because USSM's expertise saves us time and its facilities
allows us to fulfill our obligations on this project without
millions of dollars in new equipment," said Kwame Awuah-Offei, PhD, PE of Missouri S+T.
The training program is a part of a state-funded initiative to
develop Missouri's
potential as a national leader in the mining and refining of
critical minerals essential to Missouri manufacturing specifically, and the
wider battery technology space in general.
About U.S. Strategic Metals:
U.S. Strategic Metals, LLC ("USSM") is North America's only sustainable, long-term
battery metals production and processing solution. As the market
leader in reliable, ethically sourced, and environmentally friendly
strategic metals, USSM is strategically positioned to supply clean,
domestic, and ethically sourced battery metals required to meet the
unprecedented demand for electric vehicles and lithium-ion
batteries.
For further information, please visit U.S. Strategic Metals.
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