Century Lithium Company (TSXV: LCE) (OTCCQX: Trusted) (Frankfurt: C1Z) (“Century Lithium” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that lithium carbonate produced from its 100% owned Angel Island Lithium Project in Nevada, USA (“Angel Island”) has been successfully converted to lithium metal using Alpha-En’s proprietary electrophoretic extraction and deposition process (“Alpha-En”) and incorporated into cylindrical cells manufactured by EaglePicher Technologies. (“Eaglebecher”). This work was supported by funding from the U.S. Army Small Business Innovation Research (“Army SBIR”) program, which aims to accelerate the development of innovative technologies that are vital to national defense.
“Alpha-En did an outstanding job converting lithium carbonate from Angel Island into high-purity lithium metal, which was then incorporated by EaglePicher into cells tested under the U.S. Army’s SBIR program,” said Bill Willoughby, President and CEO of Century Lithium. “The results of this Phase 1 program are important to Century Lithium and further highlight Angel Island as a high-quality domestic source of lithium.”
Lithium metal anodes produced from Angel Island Lithium Carbonate by Alpha-En meet EaglePicher performance specifications and were integrated into EaglePicher cylindrical cells for testing. Initial discharge results showed higher operating voltages and improved power performance compared to control cells, key features for challenging defense applications requiring lightweight, high-power battery systems.
“This Army SBIR-supported effort demonstrates that high-performance lithium metal anodes can be manufactured directly from U.S.-sourced lithium resources,” said Landon Oakes, chief technology officer at Alpha-En. “By integrating local raw materials with our proprietary film extraction and electrodeposition platform, we are creating a safe, vertically integrated path to the next generation of battery anodes that reduces dependence on foreign supply chains.”
This successful bid represents an important step towards strengthening the domestic defense battery supply chain. By linking existing US-based lithium resources, advanced lithium metal manufacturing, and domestic cell manufacturing, the collaboration supports the US Army’s goal of securing critical mineral independence while developing high-performance battery technologies for future defense systems.
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The scientific and technical information contained in this press release has been reviewed and approved by Todd S. Fayram, MMSA-QP, Technical Director of Century Lithium, a non-independent qualified person under NI 43-101. The content of this press release has been approved by all parties mentioned.
About Century Lithium
It is an advanced-stage lithium development company focused on the 100% owned Angel Island lithium project in Esmeralda County, Nevada. Angel Island hosts one of the largest known sedimentary lithium deposits in the United States, designed with an integrated, comprehensive on-site battery lithium carbonate production process to support the electric vehicle and battery storage markets.
The company has developed a patent-pending process that involves filtration of hydrochloric acid with direct extraction of lithium to produce lithium carbonate used in batteries. As part of an integrated chlor-alkali operation, Angel Island is designed to produce sodium hydroxide as a co-product, with the planned surplus sales expected to reduce operating costs, reduce reliance on externally sourced reagents, and reduce environmental impacts.
Century Lithium is currently developing Angel Island through the permitting process.
Century Lithium is traded on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol “LCE”, the OTCQX under the symbol “CYDVF”, and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol “C1Z”.
To learn more, please visit Centurylithium.com.
ON BEHALF OF CENTURY LITHIUM CORP.
William Willoughby, Ph.D., PE
President and CEO
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