TRU Lithium
Lithium Investment, Lithium Markets & Lithium Technology
Lithium: mining + processing + markets + applications + batteries
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TRU Lithium |
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Lithium Investment, Lithium Markets & Lithium Technology Lithium: mining + processing + markets + applications + batteries |
Δ TRU has a strong capability in Lithium Technology - Production and Processing, Products and Markets - including lithium cells & batteries
for more information call - Edward R. Anderson ' USA: 520-575-0674 Canada: 416-935-1754
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TRU Group Inc
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TRU has probably the most qualified lithium team in the world - a strong capability in all aspects of lithium technology and industry - lithium brine, spodumene ore, lithium clay mining, compound & metal extraction, manufacturing, engineering and refining and has also worked extensively in the applications for lithium including in Li-ion, cells, batteries, compounds, ceramics, lithium quartz crystals, metal and lithium alloys. We are expert in the production and refining of lithium intermediates such as brines, lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, lithium chloride, butyl-lithium, lithium metal, lithium alloys and compounds. We know, have visited and have assessed most of the lithium facilities in the USA, Chile, China, Argentina, Bolivia, Australia, Canada, Russia and Zimbabwe etc. We have been involved in several technical, industry, economic, financial and marketing, supply-demand, feasibility and due diligence assignments in lithium Li, Lithium oxide (lithia) Li2O, Lithium bromide LiBr, Lithium carbonate Li2CO3, Lithium hydroxide monohydrate LiOH.H2O, Lithium chloride LiCl, Lithium fluoride LiF, Lithium hypochlorite LiOCl, Butyllithium: C4H9Li. Our team also includes lithium application experts for example use in batteries [including lithium battery design], fuel cells, electric vehicles, glass and lithium chemicals [such as lithium lubricants / greases and pharmaceuticals]. * Including a TRU difficult visit to the new CITIC Guorun China lithium carbonate plant and other key lithium brine properties: l Chemetall GmbH, Germany Chemetall Foote Corporation, USA - Silver Peak Brine, NV, USA, Project l Chemetall-SCL: Sociedad Chilena del Litio La Negra, Chile - Salar de Atacama, Chile, Project l FMC Corporation, USA Minera del Altiplano, Argentina - Salar del Hombre Muerto, Argentina, Project l SQM - Soquimich - Sociedad Quνmica y Minera de Chile S.A., Chile - Salar de Atacama, Chile, Project l Admiralty Resources NL, Rincon Lithium Ltd., Australia Salar del Rincon, Argentina, Project l Bolivian Government, Bolivia - Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, Project :more
TRU Lithium Team has visited and we have studied the main lithium spodumene ore resources around the world - such as Talison Sons of Gwalia Greenbushes, Bakita Minerals, Tanco and CITIC - and intimately understand the economics of lithium brine, ore, basic and intermediate lithium chemical supply. Η : for more on TRU China Lithium
Lithium Supply-Demand 2020 / Lithium Metal Market Study -
Invest in the next generation Lithium Fiber Li-Fiber Battery outperforms conventional Li-Ion and Li-Poly batteries
There are sharply increased
customer demands for a much better rechargeable battery one
more powerful, long lasting, efficient, compact and safe. The
Li-Fiber battery meets all these demands and is particularly
ideal for use in laptop computers, power tools and hybrid
electric vehicles. The Li-Fiber battery is also low cost and has
the potential to replace
conventional Li-Ion or Li-Poly batteries not only in the above
uses but potentially for all applications.The COMPANY has a strong
competitive advantage in a fast expanding target market valued
at $6 billion worldwide in 2005. It aims to exploit this
position as soon as possible. Management has extensive battery
experience. Client needs $1 million urgently to produce samples
of the most safe best performing laptop battery. $15 million for
flexible plant.
** Problems with Conventional Lithium Batteries** - conventional Li-ion cells are a zero tolerance technology - Li-Fiber batteries will also replace conventional Li-Ion rechargeable and other batteries because all of the weaknesses of these batteries are resolved with the new technology. The current need is filled with Pb-acid batteries for automobile starting-lighting-ignition, Ni-Cd and Ni-MH batteries for aerospace and military, and Ni-MH and lithium-ion batteries for portable electronics applications such as laptop computers. The main problem with the present lithium-ion batteries is their safety and related capacity restraints. Ninety per cent of the material cost for Li-ion cells is associated with five cell components overcharge / over-discharge protection circuit, cathode (LiCoO2 or LiNiCoO2) and anode (MCMB carbon) materials, electrolyte (LiPF6), and separator. The need for over-charge / over-discharge protection circuits or devices contributes significantly to the cost of lithium-ion batteries. The conventional Li-ion battery operates within voltage limits of 3.0-4.2 V per cell beyond which either performance deteriorates and / or safety incidents such as explosion or fire occurs -
The present conventional lithium-ion battery is an almost zero tolerance technology - hence the need for protection circuits. The higher the cell capacity requirement the more serious the problem. For high capacity multi-cell high voltage batteries, for example, 10 Ah, 200 V for hybrid electric vehicles, inherently safe battery chemistry is essential but cannot be met with conventional Li-Ion cells. Protection circuitry is usually designed into any lithium ion battery pack to prevent the cells in the battery from over charge and over discharge conditions and high currents or short circuits. Some circuitry goes further than the standard parameters and guards against high temperature charge and discharge, as well as high charge rates at low temperatures. The circuit usually consists of a protection IC, several FET devices, and sense resistors. These circuits add cost and space to the battery pack requirements and careful placement is required in physical layouts. The active circuits in lithium ion batteries continually draw power causing the battery to constantly discharge slowly, although usually in the micro amp current range.
This is an increasing issue in laptop batteries as laptops require more energy capacity to operate. The Li-Fiber battery does not overheat even in high energy capacity applications and requires no significant electronic protection circuit or heat management. It is also cheaper to manufacture than conventional Li-ion cells. Other Metals: TRU is expert in several specialty metals and alloys such as strontium magnesium cobalt beryllium thallium antimony arsenic bismuth cadmium calcium gallium germanium indium mercury strontium tantalum vanadium etcetera and high tech materials. |
Tucson Arizona USA + Toronto Canada + Sonora Mexico Working throughout North America and Internationally
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TRU
Lithium Team
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The
Li-Fiber
battery
is safe
even for electric vehicle batteries and
could
even replace the lead acid
battery as voltages increase. Laptop battery recalls such as the
recall by
DELL, Apple, IBM, Toshiba and Lenovo of over
9 million notebook
computer batteries made by Sony and Sanyo would be a thing of the past and the 2008 spare battery rules for air travel would also be unnecessary. This is if
Li-Fiber
cells are adopted since they are inherently safe and do not heat up with
use**. The
Li-Fiber
battery outperforms conventional Li-Ion and
Li-Poly cells, The lightweight cell beats all comers on energy per gram - a projected energy density of 450 Wh/L or 250 Wh/kg and have many other advantages beyond safety. The
cell is highly flexible with no heat management required.