Green Critical Minerals Ltd (ASX: GCM) has announced a significant milestone in the development of its VHD Technology pilot plant.
The first run of Line 1, conducted as part of the wet commissioning process, has successfully produced 12 test samples of VHD graphite coins for initial testing. The samples, each measuring 25mm in diameter and 4–7mm in thickness, were designed to test and validate the pilot plant’s full operational cycle.
Despite this being an unoptimized first run for commissioning purposes, the initial results generated exceeded industry benchmarks, highlighting the significant potential of the VHD Technology process.
Managing director, Clinton Booth, commented, “We are thrilled with the results of our maiden test from the VHD Technology pilot plant. Achieving such exceptional density properties on this first commissioning run, without any optimization, is a testament to the quality and potential of our VHD technology and process. These results validate our confidence in the technology and importantly, position us as leaders in the production of high performance graphite globally.”
The peak density achieved, 1,979kg/m³, compares favourably to the previously reported peak density of 2,050kg/m³ for the VHD Technology graphite block (within 3.4%).
This result is particularly noteworthy given that it was achieved during an initial test run focused on commissioning the pilot plant, without any optimization of the production process, or raw materials.
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