PyroGenesis Inc T.PYR

RE:RE:congratulations Peter and team $$$$

[BCONTVentures]

And some great comments from ceo on today's news release (NR):

@ordos News today is another testament that Pyrogenesis is capable of big surprises, completely unexpected, in a good way. I am very interested in details about this system and any patents that may have already been filed.

@ordos I was just thinking about the new potential graphite vertical. It can be huge. The reason is that having such a system would mean that it eliminates the need for graphite mining, e.g. natural graphite exploration and extraction, which is expensive and there are limited deposits. It means that such a system can be used to produce graphite from many sources of unorganized / amorphous carbon, such as biomass, coal, soot, charcoal, coke, industrial byproducts (cue QRR exhaust). Moreover, this system will produce synthetic graphite of high purity for high value applications, which natural graphite doesn't suit for and require additional expensive purification. This is super exciting.

@cashbag2.0 China produces most the graphite supply,they also produce 17 Kg of co2 per kg of graphite,

@ordos Then this is even more lucrative and critical for North America / Europe.

@ordos From what I gathered, China controls 76% of global graphite production with most of it from natural graphite mining. It also produces 98% of global synthetic graphite used in batteries. This will be huge, if Pyrogenesis successfully create the pilot system. This will create domestic supply of synthetic graphite.

@ordos Then, whatever company Pyrogenesis has partnered with could use HPQ Silicon's SiOx to enhance their products. Having Pyrogenesis be involved in building systems for production of both synthetic graphite and silicon metal for batteries (QRR), that would be very efficient and maximize profit.

@ToolmanTim This innovative project has the potential (similar to FSR) to revolutionize the industry, and PYR is at the forefront. Coining the term "Graphite Plasma Reactor" "GPR" for reference. GO PYR!

@cashbag2.0 notice that the NR said they are to build a piglet plant,nothing said about lab scale,I think this is a straight forward deal for PYR they may just need to adapt the plasma heat source to the process.

@helloween Reading this about synthetic graphite, it looks like a challenge Pyrogenesis has already seen and succeeded. Since a plasma torches can reach 5000 to 10000 C, 3000 C is a walk in the park :
Introduction to Synthetic Graphite 2. A Brief History: Manufactured or synthetic graphite was discovered by accident during the late 1800’s by Edward Goodrich Acheson. While attempting to manufacture silicon carbide (Carborundum) in an electric furnace from a combination of silica and amorphous carbon, Mr. Acheson found that an unintentional reaction product, graphite crystals, was also formed. By refining the process and eliminating silica (SiO2) from the equation high purity, highly crystalline synthetic graphite could now be manufactured from certain (but not all) solid amorphous carbons. One of the furnace types still used to manufacture graphite, as well as the process method still bears Mr. Acheson’s name: the Acheson furnace and the Acheson process. Natural graphite that forms in the earth’s crust forms at temperatures in the neighborhood of 750°C. At 750 °C on the earth’s surface virtually nothing will happen to carbon other than oxidation (burning). However, if in addition to heating to 750 °C you apply about 75,000 psi for 10 million years, graphite will form. Although 750 °C is an easily achieved temperature, the pressure and time requirements have obvious drawbacks when it comes to the practical manufacture of graphite. At ambient pressure the temperature required to create graphite from amorphous graphitizable carbon in a reasonable time period ranges from about 2300-3000 °C. This is a very high temperature, but it is required to provide the mobility needed by carbon atoms to rearrange themselves into a graphite crystal lattice. 1. Basic feed stocks: Although synthetic graphite can be manufactured from any number of precursor materials the primary material used to manufacture it in the United States is petroleum coke. As noted above only certain types of carbonaceous feeds are suitable for graphite production. Therefore the petroleum coke used for the synthetic graphite industry must be carefully specified to assure it is of the type that will ultimately result in high quality graphitic carbon. 9. Synthetic Graphite Production; The Acheson process is performed in an Acheson-type furnace. This furnace consists of a central chamber surrounded by external walls made of some refractory material such as firebrick. The chamber is roughly rectangular in outline. The top is open. The Acheson furnace is nothing more that a room without a ceiling, designed to keep in the heat generated by electrical resistance heating of the carbon charge. Since graphitization process temperatures are expected to reach 2800 °C or more it is of paramount importance that oxygen be excluded from the furnace. The total process time for graphitization using the Acheson method can be as long as 2-3 weeks. The heating cycle is typically rapid, with the graphitization temperature being reached in a few days. However, cool down time is slow and it can take up to two weeks until the furnace is cool enough to unload. https://www.asbury.com/media/1225/syntheticgraphiteparti.pdf

@helloween How about a reactor that can synthesis graphite from something more environmentally friendly than petroleum coke and able to heat and cool down more rapidly shortening the 2-3 weeks for the legacy Acheson method ? PYR answer to this : "Hold my beer"

@pennytodollar Yeah I'm definitely laughing that somehow it isn't 3d printing powder, iron, waste, tunneling etc. that I'm excited the most for but FSR, batteries and now graphite. I'm still super excited for the other stuff but I'm here from when we were going to supply a groind based waste gasification plant to the military and some powder towers to Mexico lol. Long and strong and that's all just other deals to come!

BCONTVentures wrote: Congrats to Peter and Team at PyroGenesis.  Today's news is exellent!  This is a great strategy for PYR as it gets PyroGenesis exposure in the graphite production through the means of a royalty.  And since PYR has exclusivity over this reactor, it leaves the door open for potentially lucrative revenue streams through multiple reactors and cleints.

From today's NR:

The first phase $1 million contract is for the design and delivery of a customized pilot-scale plasma reactor and associated testing system. Upon the successful completion of this phase, the next step would be the development of a full-scale graphite production plant for which PyroGenesis has exclusive rights.

Additionally, PyroGenesis has negotiated a 10% royalty on future gross revenues generated from an initial commercial graphite production plant built by the client, and a 5% royalty on any subsequent plants. PyroGenesis is the exclusive plasma supplier and engineering service provider for the construction of any such plants.

Uncleron wrote: another new division !.. $$.....,,,,, plasma  graphite production...
This would enhance the graphite used in batteries & all other graphite uses , which are many...
This sounds like a more uniform size control & mixture ?
A finer size powder  ?..less coarse  ?...
Each user has different specifications and this could be 
a real big selling point...
More news please ,, 
uncleron is always right  !..cheers