Innovative silicon solutions provider HPQ Silicon Resources Inc.
(“HPQ” or “the Company”) (TSX-V: HPQ; FWB: UGE; Other OTC : URAGF)
through its wholly – owned subsidiary, HPQ Nano Silicon Powders inc
(“HPQ NANO”), is pleased to announce that the PUREVAPTM Nano
Silicon Reactor (“NSiR”) presently being developed with PyroGenesis
Canada Inc. (TSX-V: PYR) will be incorporating the following
additional capability in its design:
-
Carbon coating the spherical nano silicon powders and nanowires as
they are being created.
ONE STEP CARBON COATING
NANO SILICON POWDERS AND NANOWIRES POTENTIAL GAME
CHANGER?
The Silicon coating concept was validated on
Tesla Battery Day when:
“Musk also added that he would tackle one of the
key downsides of using silicon inside anodes by coating the silicon
with elastic polymer coating and holding the silicon together with
elastic binders.”1
Presently, advance coating processes, like
Atomic Laser Disposition-coating (ALD) require:
- An additional
dedicated self-contain process for the coating of the
material;
- Capex for the
dedicated process equipment;
- Additional material
handling (increasing contamination risk and operational
costs).
Combining the carbon coating process into the
same operation cycle that produces the silicon materials, the
low-cost transformation of metallurgically produced Silicon into
spherical silicon nano powders or nano wires, could be game
changing for the industry.
SILICON POTENTIAL
FOR BATTERY ANODE MATERIAL
BECOMES MAINSTREAM
Tesla's latest battery day presentation
confirmed that the future of battery anodes will be Silicon.
Tesla’s “…plans on removing graphite from the anode …”2, points to
the need for Innovative Silicon Solutions which HPQ is focused on,
as Silicon only based anodes are not yet technically feasible - for
now.
Presently, Silicon is used in a blended form
with graphite and typically only represents around 5% by wt, which
explains the limited performance improvements achieved to date. The
primary hurdle to increasing Silicon anode content in Li-ion
batteries is the mitigation of Silicon swelling and cracking during
the lithiation phase3 in order to achieve a cyclage stability
comparable to graphite.
Ongoing R&D indicates that the two most
promising avenues for resolving these issues are:
- Going small, nanosizing the Silicon in order to eliminate its
cracking during the lithiation phase;
- Encapsulating the Silicon in order to manage its swelling and
cracking
This is why HPQ NANO is looking forward to the
December 2020 start of our first PUREVAPTM NSiR reactor and moving
the Nano Silicon project to the validation phase, to resolve these
issues.
“The decision to proceed with this additional
capability demonstrates HPQ NANO’s leadership in the space and
reflects the infancy of Silicon anode technology development. HPQ
continues to expand the attractiveness of our product line for
renewable energy storage participants and electric vehicle
manufacturers who continue to search for cost effective ways of
increasing the Silicon contained in their batteries. Our belief
that HPQ NANO PUREVAPTM NSiR will open up unique
multibillion-dollar business opportunity for HPQ and PyroGenesis
has never been stronger. Having the vision to add this additional
capability to the process is another example of the value of our
unique relationship with PyroGenesis, a Company with a long track
record of taking high-tech industrial projects from proof of
concept to global commercial scalability,” said Bernard Tourillon,
President and CEO HPQ Silicon. “Silicon potential to meet energy
storage demand is undeniable and generating massive investments, as
well as, serious industry interest. We are very confident about the
prospect of being one of the first companies coming to market with
a low-cost scalable process that can encapsulate, in Carbon, the
spherical Nano Silicon Powders and Nanowires that batteries and EV
manufacturers are looking for.”
About Silicon
Silicon (Si), also known as silicon metal, is
one of today’s strategic materials needed to fulfil the Renewable
Energy Revolution (“RER”) and the decarbonization of the economy
presently under way. Silicon does not exist in its pure state; it
must be extracted from quartz (SiO2), in what has historically been
a capital and energy intensive process.
About HPQ Silicon
HPQ Silicon Resources Inc. (TSX-V: HPQ) is
a Canadian producer of Innovative Silicon Solutions, based in
Montreal, building a portfolio of unique high value specialty
silicon products needed for the coming RER.
Working with PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (TSX-V:
PYR), a high-tech company that designs, develops, manufactures and
commercializes plasma - based processes, HPQ is developing:
-
The PUREVAPTM “Quartz
Reduction Reactors” (QRR), an innovative process (patent
pending), which will permit the one step transformation of quartz
(SiO2) into high purity silicon (Si) at reduced costs, energy
input, and carbon footprint that will propagate its considerable
renewable energy potential;-- HPQ believes it will
become the lowest cost (Capex and Opex) producer of silicon (Si)
and high purity silicon metal (3N – 4N Si);
-
Through its 100% owned subsidiary HPQ NANO Silicon Powders Inc, the
PUREVAPTM Nano Silicon
Reactor (NSiR), a new
proprietary process that can use different purities of silicon (Si)
as feedstock, to make spherical silicon nanopowders and
nanowires;-- HPQ believes it can also become the lowest cost
manufacturer of spherical Si nanopowders and silicon-based
composites needed by manufacturers of next-generation lithium-ion
batteries;-- During the coming months, spherical Si
nanopowders and nanowires silicon-based composite samples requested
by industry participants and research institutions’ will be
produced using PUREVAPTM SiNR.
HPQ is also working with industry leader Apollon
Solar of France to:
-
Use their patented process and develop a capability to produce
commercially porous silicon (Si) wafers and porous silicon (Si)
powders;-- The collaboration will allow HPQ to become the
lowest cost producer of porous silicon wafers for all-solid -state
batteries and porous silicon powders for Li-ion
batteries;-- Develop the hydrogen generation potential of
Silicon nanopowders for usage with the GennaoTM
system;-- Commercialize, exclusively in Canada, and
non-exclusive in the U.S.A., the GennaoTM H2 system and the
chemical powders required for the hydrolysis production of Hydrogen
("H2").
This News Release is available on the
company's CEO Verified Discussion Forum, a moderated social
media platform that enables civilized discussion and Q&A
between Management and Shareholders.
Disclaimers:
The Corporation’s interest in developing the
PUREVAP™ QRR and any projected capital or operating cost savings
associated with its development should not be construed as being
related to the establishing the economic viability or technical
feasibility of any of the Company’s Quartz Projects.
This press release contains certain
forward-looking statements, including, without limitation,
statements containing the words "may", "plan", "will", "estimate",
"continue", "anticipate", "intend", "expect", "in the process" and
other similar expressions which constitute "forward-looking
information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws.
Forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current
expectation and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those anticipated. These forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, our
expectations regarding the acceptance of our products by the
market, our strategy to develop new products and enhance the
capabilities of existing products, our strategy with respect to
research and development, the impact of competitive products and
pricing, new product development, and uncertainties related to the
regulatory approval process. Such statements reflect the current
views of the Company with respect to future events and are subject
to certain risks and uncertainties and other risks detailed from
time-to-time in the Company's on-going filings with the security’s
regulatory authorities, which filings can be found at
www.sedar.com. Actual results, events, and performance may differ
materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements either as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
For further information
contact
Bernard J. Tourillon, Chairman, President and CEO
Tel (514) 907-1011Patrick Levasseur, Vice-President and COO Tel:
(514) 262-9239http://www.hpqsilicon.com Email:
Info@hpqsilicon.com
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