Telescope produces Li2CO3 from recycled waste stream

Mr. Henry Dubina reports TELESCOPE INNOVATIONS PRODUCES BATTERY-GRADE LITHIUM CARBONATE FROM RECYCLED WASTE STREAM Telescope Innovations Corp. has reached a key milestone in its lithium refinement technology pipeline: successful isolation of lithium from a battery recycling waste stream. The captured lithium was converted into battery-grade, greater than 99.9 per cent lithium carbonate using Telescope's ReCRFT process. Building on initial proof of concept from April, 2024, this achievement marks the first application of Telescope's proprietary ReCRFT refinement process to battery recycling. Back in 2024, the company announced a novel method for extracting lithium from complex, low-value battery waste materials. Today's achievement demonstrates the ability to not only isolate technical-grade lithium from such streams, but also to convert it under adapted ReCRFT conditions into high-purity, battery-grade lithium carbonate suitable for cathode production for either lithium iron phosphate or nickel-based lithium batteries. This advance highlights the versatility of the ReCRFT lithium carbonate refinement process. It also addresses a major challenge in the battery recycling space: capturing valuable lithium from black mass leach solutions. Lithium in these waste solution accounts for between 16 per cent and 55 per cent of the total metal value in spent batteries, making efficient recovery a critical step toward sustainable battery material sourcing. From proof of concept to process demonstration "We set out to build a new pathway for battery recycling that is compatible with the scale and technoeconomics of the challenge," explained Dr. Jason Hein, Telescope chief technology officer. "Last year, we realized that finely controlling crystallization, instead of adding various reagents over multiple steps, could be used to isolate and purify lithium carbonate from recycling brines. Our team has now executed that vision with a process that yields battery-grade material ready for downstream testing, showcasing Telescope's ability to move effectively from innovation to demonstration." Partnerships with Cellmine and the University of St. Andrews The first batches of recycled, battery-grade lithium carbonate have been delivered to Cellmine, a next-generation battery recycling company, and Prof. John Irvine's group at the University of St. Andrews, a highly ranked energy material research institution. Researchers at Cellmine and St. Andrews will use the material to fabricate and test lithium-ion batteries, providing critical validation of ReCRFT-derived, recycled lithium carbonate in real applications. "These collaborations connect our technology directly to both commercial recyclers and academic leaders in electrochemistry," added Dr. Hein. "It's an important step in ensuring our processes not only work at the lab scale but deliver real value to the supply chain." "Access to high-purity, battery-grade lithium carbonate from recycled sources is a critical step in scaling sustainable cathode production," stated Simon Rathbone, chief executive officer of Cellmine. "Testing Telescope's ReCRFT material allows us to validate new supply pathways that align with Cellmine's sulphate-free recycling process, strengthening resilience in the battery materials supply chain." About Telescope Innovations Corp. Telescope Innovations is a chemical technology company developing scalable manufacturing processes and tools for the pharmaceutical and chemical industry. The company builds and deploys new enabling technologies, including flexible robotic platforms and artificial intelligence software that improves experimental throughput, efficiency and data quality. Its aim is to bring modern chemical technology solutions to meet the most serious challenges in health and sustainability. We seek Safe Harbor.