Lixivia Obtains Ultra-Pure Calcium Carbonate from Highly Expansive Steel Slag

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- http://www.lixivia-inc.com/ Working with leading players in the steel industry, Lixivia has used its proprietary chemistries and processes to selectively extract and produce ultra-pure calcium carbonate (PCC) from steel slag. The Company has recently demonstrated that pure, high value minerals can be regenerated from fresh and legacy steel slag. If one large steel company were to introduce this technology throughout their operations, then 2 million tons of PCC could eventually be brought on to the market. Furthermore, steel companies are uniquely positioned, geographically, to exploit major markets around the world.

Lixivia's process solves two fundamental problems that inhibit steel slag from being re-purposed; stabilizing the slag to allow use in civil engineering applications and producing the highest purity calcium minerals that are commercially available. This breakthrough will reduce landfilling of steel slag, sequester CO₂, reduce mining activities and provide a new supply route to calcium minerals such as precipitated calcium carbonate at an exceptional quality and price.  

Mineral producers will be able to decouple the geology traditionally associated with synthetic calcium minerals from their regional markets they serve best. Traditionally, companies require a high-quality limestone mine that may be distant from their markets, consume huge amounts of energy to dig up and process the mineral, and then even more energy to transport it to the end-user. This process releases millions of tons of CO₂.

Lixivia's SELEX process technology enables mineral and slag processing companies to:

• Produce ultra-pure calcium minerals from steel slag with less than 1 ppb of lead and market leading cost
• Engineer properties and performance of the calcium minerals
• Reduce landfills
• Sequester millions of tons of CO₂ to benefit the environment
• Minimize energy consuming processing and transportation of minerals

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About Us: Lixivia is a venture-backed start-up located in Santa Barbara, California. Their mission is to be the leading supplier of breakthrough chemistry and processes to the mineral industry, that enable reduced emissions while increasing revenues and profits.

Mark Tilley
Lixivia, Inc.
805-451-5388
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SOURCE Lixivia, Inc.