Great post as usual. I am deducing based on rough guesses on length of time needed I think a number of these targets are done or close to being done....
I think I could be wrong - Stuff always slows down the transition over into Producer ....
What do you think?
"MRL Corporation has moved to facilitate sales contracts by appointing an Australian graphite and graphene specialist, Imagine Intelligent Materials, to act as an agent for its high-grade products from Sri Lanka.
Imagine will characterize and certify MRL’s graphite and graphene products with the objective of selling them into the optimum graphene applications, and will negotiate sales of the MRL graphene with Imagine’s customers and licensees on behalf of MRL.
MRL will pay Imagine a commission on sales of MRL’s Certified Graphene and other graphite products which carry Imagine’s Certification Mark.
The certification and licence agreement with Imagine comes as MRL prepares for first production from its high-grade graphite projects in Sri Lanka."
SOURCE: http://www.asiaminer.com/news/lates...-lankan-graphite-sales-deal.html#.VlYbRb_dXTo
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This does not only de-risk things for MRL Corporation it gives us lots of hints about the projects - I am confident End-users are going to come into play big time...
Check this out... This is why I think End-users and Partnerships like Talga are a heart-beat away...
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MRL CORPORATION (ASX: MRF) MRL RECEIVES OUTSTANDING RESULTS FROM GRAPHENE TESTINGResults provide significant boost to the already-robust economics of MRL’s high-grade Sri Lankan graphite projects |
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MRL Corporation (ASX: MRF) is pleased to advise it has received outstanding results from the test work conducted on its Sri Lankan graphite and its properties for scalable graphene production. Key observations made in the report presented to the Company were;
- The tests were conducted to check for the amenability of the ore for single step extraction of graphene.
- The quality of the prepared graphene from MRL’s graphite is outstanding and comparable with the quality of graphene prepared by synthetic routes.
- MRL’s graphite has very high crystalline carbon content not observed in any other previously tested graphite materials.
- A number of processes were tested with electrochemical exfoliation providing the best results. This process route was stated to be scalable and therefore suitable for commercial scale production of single and few layered graphene directly from the graphite ore.
- The Company will now consider the merits of producing both graphite and graphene in its development plan. Discussions will be initiated with a number of research organisations to optimise that route to production.
Combined Thermal and Mechanical ProcessThis method is used to isolate graphene directly from raw graphite (after milling) and without having to produce graphene oxide.This test generated single layered graphene sheets with excellent quality and low defects, which was confirmed by the Raman shift curve.The quality of graphene prepared by this method is comparable with graphene prepared by the synthetic method and the best quality graphene available on the market from few suppliers.Figure 1. a) Digital photograph of graphene powder, b) Raman and c) TGA plots of graphene prepared from the developed method.Electrochemical MethodThe electrochemical method is another promising method for the direct and scalable production of graphene from raw graphite.Figure 2 a-b) Raman and TGA spectra of graphene, c) Graphene solution, d) SEM, and e) TEM images of the graphene sheets electrochemically removed from the process.Graphene was successfully extracted from raw MRL graphite using direct electrochemical exfoliation without having to purify the material. The quality of graphene (single to several layer thickness and low defects) prepared by this method is comparable with graphene prepared by synthetic method.Summary of Characterisation and Graphene Exfoliation MethodsThe thermal treatment and electrochemical exfoliation of raw graphite is much more efficient to produce bulk graphene as it is a fast process, without the use of toxic chemicals minimising waste and more importantly produces graphene with outstanding quality, as confirmed by Raman characterisation. Both of these processes are also scalable and can be implemented into industrial production.Figure 3. Comparative Raman spectra of graphene and GO prepared by the three methods confirming the quality and integrity of its structure.MRL Managing Director Craig McGuckin said these results have been a significant advancement in the Company’s steady march towards production and development of high end graphite and graphene products.“While we had always been confident our Sri Lankan graphite would produce high quality, low defect graphene it is an excellent result to have this independently confirmed. From Run of Mine ore through to spherical graphite for Lithium Ion batteries to the production of graphene all the material we can mine can be sold into traditional and high value markets. This places MRL in a position unequalled by graphite projects in any other country.” Mr McGuckin said.
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Fascinating how it has all come together....
Kind Regards
DYOR!!!
Re-rate anyone?
I honestly look at what is needed to get done and I would not be surprised at all to see in London Craig drop more then a name change....
Easy to be wrong though!!!
31-08-2015: Graphene - Far East Capital Ltd
