Red mud @ordos New potential business line for Pyrogenesis, which they may be already exploring or at least are aware of. Red mud waste byproduct from primary aluminum production. There are over 4 billion tonnes of red mud stockpiled worldwide. The red colour is due to high content of iron oxides, among other metals. The concentration ranges from 30 up to as much as 60%.
There have already been successful testing done to apply plasma torches with hydrogen carrier gas directly to the red mud to yield iron metal + glassy residual. The post application concentration of iron is sufficient to be used for steel production, whereas the glassy residual is inert and non-toxic and can potentially be used in construction. The latter sounds like a good match for the collaboration with Progressive Planet.
Pyrogenesis already has extensive relationships with aluminum producers, so exploring this with their red mud stockpiles seems like a natural expansion of potential solutions.
This can be huge, considering the vast stockpiles of this toxic byproduct and the positive public environmental reputation from getting rid of this waste. This also has an ongoing potential since red mud waste is generated at 150+ million tonnes per year.