Standard Lithium Ships First Large Volume of Lithium Chloride Product from Arkansas Facility
STANDARD LITHIUM SHIPS FIRST LARGE VOLUME OF LITHIUM CHLORIDE
PRODUCT FROM ARKANSAS FACILITY
HIGHLIGHTS
20,000 liters of lithium chloride product shipped
Conversion to lithium carbonate will be done using conventional batch
process and also proprietary SiFT process
Design work begins on first commercial Direct Lithium Extraction
plant
EL DORADO, AR, September 9, 2020 – Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium” or the
“Company”) (TSXV: SLL) (OTCQX: STLHF) (FRA: S5L), an innovative technology and
lithium project development company has shipped its first large volume of lithium chloride
product from the Company’s Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) Demonstration Plant for final
conversion to lithium carbonate.
Direct Lithium Extraction
The Company’s first-of-its-kind in the world DLE Demonstration Plant is installed at
LANXESS’ South Plant facility near El Dorado, Arkansas. The Demonstration Plant utilizes the
Company’s proprietary “LiSTR” technology and is designed to continuously process an input tail
brine flow of 50 gallons per minute (gpm; or 11.4 m 3/hr) from the Lanxess South Plant, which is
equivalent to an annual production of between 100-150 tonnes per annum of lithium carbonate.
Dual Track Program for Lithium Carbonate Conversion
As the Company continues to de-risk the south Arkansas project, it is undertaking a dual-track
testing program for the conversion of lithium chloride to lithium carbonate. The Company is
shipping an initial total volume of 20,000 liters of lithium chloride product for conversion to
battery quality lithium carbonate using: (1) a third-party OEM/vendor in Plainfield, Illinois for
lithium carbonate conversion using a conventional process; and (2) Saltworks Technologies Inc.
in Richmond, B.C. to continue work currently underway using the company’s proprietary SiFT
crystallization process.
SiFT Plant Update
The Company’s industrial-scale lithium carbonate SiFT crystallization pilot plant, located in
Richmond, B.C., has been operating successfully since mid-July using a lithium chloride solution
that was produced last year by the Company’s mini-pilot DLE plant (note, this lithium chloride
solution was produced from Arkansas brine). The SiFT plant has been making high-purity
lithium carbonate crystals from this lithium chloride and is now ready to receive the large
volume of product coming from Standard Lithium’s continuously-operating plant in Arkansas
for final conversion to battery-quality lithium carbonate. Photos of the product prior to shipping
are shown in Figure 1 below, and live viewing of the lithium carbonate crystallization process
from the SiFT Pilot Plant is shown in Figure 2.
Figure 1: A few of the totes of lithium chloride product ready to be shipped from Standard Lithium’s DLE
Demonstration Plant in El Dorado, Arkansas, USA up to the SiFT Pilot Plant in Richmond, BC, Canada.
Figure 2: SiFT Pilot Plant chemical engineer viewing live images of high-purity lithium carbonate crystals being
produced at the Pilot Plant, in Richmond, BC, Canada
Commercial Plant Design
Standard Lithium and its technical team have begun the process of scoping and designing the
first commercial Direct Lithium Extraction plant for the Arkansas project. The design process is
being aided by data generated from the Company’s continuously-operating LiSTR demonstration
plant, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have been engaged for early involvement
in the design process.
Dr. Andy Robinson, president and COO of Standard Lithium commented “Standard Lithium
keeps on delivering and de-risking our pre-commercial plants. We’ve been successfully
operating our first-of-its-kind industrial scale DLE plant in Arkansas, and we’ve been
continuously making lithium chloride product for months. We’re now at the point where we’ve
got our SiFT pilot plant running, and we can use it to convert the lithium chloride product from
Arkansas. This is a very exciting time for us because we’re approaching the point where we can
demonstrate the continuous extraction of lithium from Smackover brine and conversion into
battery-quality material.”
About Standard Lithium Ltd.
Standard Lithium (TSXV: SLL) is an innovative technology and lithium development company.
The company’s flagship project is located in southern Arkansas, where it is engaged in the
testing and proving of the commercial viability of lithium extraction from over 150,000 acres of
permitted brine operations. The Company has commissioned its first-of-a-kind industrial scale
Direct Lithium Extraction Demonstration Plant at LANXESS’ South Plant facility in southern
Arkansas. The Demonstration Plant utilizes the Company’s proprietary LiSTR technology to
selectively extract lithium from LANXESS’ tailbrine. The Demonstration Plant is being used for
proof-of-concept and commercial feasibility studies. The scalable, environmentally-friendly
process eliminates the use of evaporation ponds, reduces processing time from months to hours
and greatly increases the effective recovery of lithium. The company is also pursuing the
resource development of over 30,000 acres of separate brine leases located in southwestern
Arkansas and approximately 45,000 acres of mineral leases located in the Mojave Desert in San
Bernardino County, California.
Standard Lithium is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol “SLL”;
quoted on the OTC - Nasdaq Intl Designation under the symbol “STLHF”; and on the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange under the symbol “S5L”. Please visit the Company’s website at
www.standardlithium.com
On behalf of the Board of Standard Lithium Ltd.
Robert Mintak, CEO & Director
For further information, contact Anthony Alvaro at (604) 240 4793
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