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PyroGenesis Inc T.PYR

Alternate Symbol(s):  PYRGF

PyroGenesis Inc., formerly PyroGenesis Canada Inc., is a Canada-based high-tech company. The Company is engaged in the design, development, manufacture and commercialization of advanced plasma processes and sustainable solutions which reduce greenhouse gases (GHG). The Company has created proprietary, patented and advanced plasma technologies that are used in four markets: iron ore palletization, aluminum, waste management, and additive manufacturing. It provides engineering and manufacturing expertise, contract research, as well as turnkey process equipment packages to the defense, metallurgical, mining, additive manufacturing (including 3D printing), oil and gas, and environmental industries. Its products and services include plasma atomized metal powders, aluminum and zinc dross recovery, waste management, plasma torches, and innovation/custom process development. It offers PUREVAP, which is a high purity metallurgical grade silicon and solar grade silicon from quartz.


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Comment by ElanS2on Sep 02, 2020 12:44pm
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RE:RE:Asking EXPERTS here

RE:RE:Asking EXPERTS hereThe engineering authorized by a "modeling contract" will examine the existing process flow sheet , which details all the parameters heat balance, air flow, chemical reactions, physical degradation or improvement to the product quality etc  to see what the effect is of changing the burners from fossil fuel to plasma torches. If you are really interested in understanding all that is implied go back in the blog to a fellow named cooch who put up a very serious Swedish study ( masters level) that was undertaken to clarify what would need to be looked at. It did some looking, but more was required.

Peter knows his torches and fully understands what they can do. The plant operators will have to see how their process will have to be adapted in order to get the maximum benefit from Peters torches. To say that no adaptions, other than sticking a torche (s) in new holes in the pellet machine, are required is, IMHO, an over simplification. That does not mean that they will be complicated, difficult, or expensive just that they cannot be ignored and will take time on the critical path to start-up.

A contract to do modelling does not have to be a big deal. The Swedes are very professional and certainly understand their process, but lots of stuff is going on the a bed of pellets on a grate and in a kiln.  They are looking at microwaves too. A final project could include plasma torches , micro waves, and hydrogen or nat gas. Problem to be solved: how do you replace the huge radiant effect of the burner at the exit of a kiln. ? The radiant heat hardens the pellets and that is a good thing not to lose. That is not Peter's problem, but it cannot be ignored by the operator. The quality of these products is what makes them so desireable to steel makers and allows these companies to compete with lower quality blast furnace feed available in great quanties from Australia and elswhere known as direct shipping ore ( no processing other than screening).
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