PyroGenesis Confirms Successful Collection of Material from Fumed Silica Pilot Plant Baghouse
PyroGenesis (PYRGF) has announced a significant milestone in the development of its Fumed Silica Reactor (FSR) pilot plant. The company has successfully collected material, presumed to be fumed silica, from the system's baghouse during the latest phase of testing. The collected material has been sent to a 3rd party laboratory for analysis, with results expected in the coming days.
This development is part of PyroGenesis' work with HPQ Silicon Inc.'s subsidiary, HPQ Silica Polvere Inc. The project has progressed from successful lab-scale tests to pilot plant scale, focusing on validating equipment scale-up and replicating lab-scale product quality. If confirmed by lab analysis, this achievement would validate the process's ability to produce and collect material within the system's baghouse.
Fumed silica is a widely used industrial material found in numerous products, including cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food products, construction materials, and batteries, primarily serving as a thickening/anti-caking agent.
PyroGenesis (PYRGF) ha annunciato un traguardo importante nello sviluppo del suo impianto pilota per il Reattore di Silice Fusa (FSR). L'azienda ha raccolto con successo un materiale, presumibilmente silice fusa, dalla camera di filtrazione del sistema durante l'ultima fase di test. Il materiale raccolto è stato inviato a un laboratorio esterno per l'analisi, i cui risultati sono attesi nei prossimi giorni.
Questo progresso fa parte della collaborazione di PyroGenesis con la controllata di HPQ Silicon Inc., HPQ Silica Polvere Inc. Il progetto è passato da test di laboratorio su scala ridotta a una scala pilota, concentrandosi sulla convalida dell'ampliamento delle attrezzature e sulla replicazione della qualità del prodotto ottenuta in laboratorio. Se confermato dall'analisi di laboratorio, questo risultato convaliderebbe la capacità del processo di produrre e raccogliere materiale all'interno della camera di filtrazione del sistema.
La silice fusa è un materiale industriale ampiamente utilizzato, presente in numerosi prodotti come cosmetici, farmaci, alimenti, materiali da costruzione e batterie, principalmente come agente addensante o antiagglomerante.
PyroGenesis (PYRGF) ha anunciado un hito significativo en el desarrollo de su planta piloto de Reactor de Sílice Humeante (FSR). La empresa ha recogido con éxito material, presumiblemente sílice humeante, del sistema de bolsa filtrante durante la última fase de pruebas. El material recogido ha sido enviado a un laboratorio externo para su análisis, cuyos resultados se esperan en los próximos días.
Este avance forma parte del trabajo de PyroGenesis con la subsidiaria de HPQ Silicon Inc., HPQ Silica Polvere Inc. El proyecto ha avanzado desde pruebas exitosas a escala de laboratorio hasta la escala piloto, enfocándose en validar la ampliación del equipo y replicar la calidad del producto a escala de laboratorio. Si el análisis de laboratorio lo confirma, este logro validaría la capacidad del proceso para producir y recolectar material dentro del sistema de bolsa filtrante.
La sílice humeante es un material industrial ampliamente utilizado, presente en numerosos productos, incluidos cosméticos, productos farmacéuticos, alimentos, materiales de construcción y baterías, sirviendo principalmente como agente espesante o antiaglomerante.
PyroGenesis (PYRGF)는 Fumed Silica Reactor(FSR) 파일럿 플랜트 개발에서 중요한 이정표를 발표했습니다. 회사는 최신 시험 단계에서 시스템의 백하우스에서 연무 실리카로 추정되는 물질을 성공적으로 수집했습니다. 수집된 물질은 제3자 실험실로 보내져 분석 중이며, 결과는 곧 발표될 예정입니다.
이번 발전은 HPQ Silicon Inc.의 자회사인 HPQ Silica Polvere Inc.와 함께 진행하는 PyroGenesis의 작업의 일환입니다. 이 프로젝트는 성공적인 실험실 규모 테스트에서 파일럿 플랜트 규모로 진행되었으며, 장비 확장 검증과 실험실 규모 제품 품질 재현에 중점을 두고 있습니다. 실험실 분석으로 확인된다면, 이 성과는 시스템 백하우스 내에서 물질을 생산하고 수집하는 공정의 능력을 입증하는 것입니다.
연무 실리카는 화장품, 의약품, 식품, 건축 자재, 배터리 등 다양한 제품에 널리 사용되는 산업용 소재로, 주로 증점제 및 응집 방지제로 사용됩니다.
PyroGenesis (PYRGF) a annoncé une étape importante dans le développement de sa centrale pilote du réacteur de silice fumée (FSR). La société a réussi à collecter un matériau, présumé être de la silice fumée, dans le filtre à manches du système lors de la dernière phase de tests. Le matériau collecté a été envoyé à un laboratoire tiers pour analyse, dont les résultats sont attendus dans les prochains jours.
Cette avancée fait partie du travail de PyroGenesis avec la filiale de HPQ Silicon Inc., HPQ Silica Polvere Inc. Le projet est passé de tests réussis à l’échelle du laboratoire à une échelle pilote, en se concentrant sur la validation de la montée en échelle des équipements et la reproduction de la qualité du produit à l’échelle du laboratoire. Si l’analyse en laboratoire le confirme, cette réussite validerait la capacité du procédé à produire et collecter le matériau dans le filtre à manches du système.
La silice fumée est un matériau industriel largement utilisé, présent dans de nombreux produits, notamment les cosmétiques, les produits pharmaceutiques, les aliments, les matériaux de construction et les batteries, servant principalement d’agent épaississant ou anti-agglomérant.
PyroGenesis (PYRGF) hat einen bedeutenden Meilenstein bei der Entwicklung seiner Fumed Silica Reactor (FSR) Pilotanlage bekannt gegeben. Das Unternehmen hat erfolgreich Material, vermutlich Rauschsilica, aus dem Filtersack des Systems während der letzten Testphase gesammelt. Das gesammelte Material wurde an ein externes Labor zur Analyse geschickt, die Ergebnisse werden in den kommenden Tagen erwartet.
Diese Entwicklung ist Teil der Zusammenarbeit von PyroGenesis mit der Tochtergesellschaft von HPQ Silicon Inc., HPQ Silica Polvere Inc. Das Projekt hat sich von erfolgreichen Labortests im kleinen Maßstab zur Pilotanlage weiterentwickelt, mit dem Fokus auf die Validierung der Skalierung der Ausrüstung und die Replikation der Produktqualität im Labormaßstab. Sollte die Laboranalyse dies bestätigen, würde dieser Erfolg die Fähigkeit des Prozesses validieren, Material innerhalb des Filtersacks des Systems zu produzieren und zu sammeln.
Rauschsilica ist ein weit verbreitetes industrielles Material, das in zahlreichen Produkten vorkommt, darunter Kosmetika, Pharmazeutika, Lebensmittel, Baumaterialien und Batterien, und hauptsächlich als Verdickungs- und Anti-Klumpmittel dient.
- Successfully collected material from the FSR pilot plant baghouse, marking a key operational milestone
- Project has advanced from lab-scale to pilot plant scale, showing technological progression
- If confirmed, results would validate the underlying process assumptions and scalability
- Material collected still requires third-party lab confirmation to verify if it is indeed fumed silica
- Project is still in pilot phase, not yet ready for commercial production
Material sent to 3rd party lab for analysis
MONTREAL, May 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PyroGenesis Inc. (“PyroGenesis”) (http://pyrogenesis.com) (TSX: PYR) (OTCQX: PYRGF) (FRA: 8PY1), a high-tech company that designs, develops, manufactures and commercializes all-electric plasma processes and sustainable solutions to support heavy industry in their energy transition, emission reduction, commodity security, and waste remediation efforts, announces today that further to its news release dated May 13, 2025, and further to today’s press release from the Company’s client HPQ Silicon Inc. (“HPQ”), material produced during the latest phase of system testing of the Fumed Silica Reactor (the “FSR”) pilot plant has been successfully retrieved from the baghouse. The material, assumed to be fumed silica, has been sent to a 3rd party laboratory for analysis. PyroGenesis has been engaged to develop the Fumed Silica Reactor by HPQ Silica Polvere Inc. (“Polvere”), a subsidiary of HPQ.
Image 1: actual material produced by fumed silica reactor and retrieved from baghouse.
As announced, the new PyroGenesis designed FSR pilot plant has progressed through several important stages. After successfully proving out the underlying assumptions using lab scale tests, PyroGenesis is now testing the assumptions at pilot plant scale, with the current focus on validating equipment scale-up from lab to pilot scale and replicating the lab-scale fumed silica product quality.
The achievements announced today were undertaken to produce, and then collect, fumed silica from the product recovery unit, known as the “baghouse”. If the 3rd party lab analysis is successful, this would confirm (i) underlying assumptions that the PyroGenesis process can produce material for collection from within the baghouse of the system, (ii) that what has formed is what was expected, and (iii) that any impurities that are observed were not only anticipated but are also in a state that was expected and which can be removed.
This announcement today confirms that powder-like material assumed to be fumed silica was successfully produced and then collected from the baghouse and has been sent to a 3rd party lab for analysis. The results are expected over the next several days.
“This is a welcomed result,” said P. Peter Pascali, President and CEO of PyroGenesis, “and we anxiously await the results from the 3rd party lab to confirm, or otherwise, that we have achieved this key milestone.”
Fumed silica is one of the most widely used industrial materials, and can be found in thousands of products we use every day, including personal care, cosmetics, toothpaste, pet litter, powdered food, milkshakes, instant coffee, pharmaceuticals, agriculture (food & feed), adhesives, paints, inks, photocopy toner, sealants, fiber optic cables, thermal insulation, construction materials, and batteries, just to name a few. It is often used in these products as a thickening/anti-caking agent, used to stabilize and improve the texture and consistency of the end-product.
PyroGenesis’ involvement in developing fumed silica from quartz is part of its three-vertical solution ecosystem that aligns with economic drivers that are key to global heavy industry. Fumed powders are part of PyroGenesis’ Commodity Security & Optimization vertical, where the development of advanced material production techniques, and the use of technology such as plasma to recover viable metals, chemicals, and minerals from industrial waste, helps to maximize raw materials and improve the availability of critical minerals. The Company’s other verticals are Energy Transition and Emission Reduction and Waste Remediation.
About PyroGenesis Inc.
PyroGenesis, a high-tech company, is a proud leader in the design, development, manufacture and commercialization of advanced plasma processes and sustainable solutions which reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) and are economically attractive alternatives to conventional “dirty” processes. PyroGenesis has created proprietary, patented and advanced plasma technologies that are being vetted and adopted by multiple multibillion dollar industry leaders in four massive markets: iron ore pelletization, aluminum, waste management, and additive manufacturing. With a team of experienced engineers, scientists and technicians working out of its Montreal office, and its 3,800 m2 and 2,940 m2 manufacturing facilities, PyroGenesis maintains its competitive advantage by remaining at the forefront of technology development and commercialization. The operations are ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certified, having been ISO certified since 1997. PyroGenesis’ shares are publicly traded on the TSX in Canada (TSX: PYR), the OTCQX in the US (OTCQX: PYRGF), and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Germany (FRA: 8PY1).
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For further information please contact:
Rodayna Kafal, Vice President, IR/Comms. and Strategic BD
E-mail: ir@pyrogenesis.com
http://www.pyrogenesis.com
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