RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Q1 2017 Great post! I agree there is so much value with PYR and the potential is through thee roof! Even there most recent advanceements on siicon are incredible just on their own:
To date, PyroGenesis has demonstrated that the system can:
- Transform low-purity quartz (97.5 per cent) to high-purity silicon, thereby defying standard methods (1);
- Successfully produce 4N (99.99 per cent) silicon from low-purity quartz (2);
- Remove aluminum, boron, calcium and phosphorous with consistently high efficiencies, between 67 and 97 per cent. Of particular note, boron, which negatively impacts the electrical properties of photovoltaic solar systems, is one of the most difficult impurities to remove from silicon (3);
- Quantity produced per batch during testing phase increased from less than 0.1 gram to 8.8 grams, nearly a hundredfold increase (4);
- Reached a production of 4N-plus purity silicon metal (99.99 plus per cent Si) using 98.14 per cent silicon dioxide by adding a solid purifying agent into the feedstock (5).
This will be YUGE!! The solar industry could end up making YR a fortune!