GRADIANT ENHANCES MINING PRODUCTIVITY, SUSTAINABILITY VIA PARTNERSHIPS WITH 3 COMPANIES

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 (Bernama) -- Gradiant, has announced partnerships with SLB (formerly Schlumberger), Rio Tinto and an Australian global mining company to improve productivity and sustainability in the mining industry with a focus on reducing carbon and water footprints.

According to Gradiant in a statement, the projects are in the United States and Western Australia for resource recovery of critical minerals and industrial process water.

Gradiant’s collaborations with SLB and the Australian global mining company target the recovery of valuable metals such as lithium, nickel and cobalt, which are essential metals in producing batteries for electric cars, smartphones as well as computers.

Gradiant Chief Operating Officer, Prakash Govindan said mining is a uniquely complex industrial sector with challenges of remote locations, large volumes of waste, wide fluctuations in water quality, and the high-value end-product that demands relentless design and operations efficiencies.

“The real opportunity for water technology in the mining industry is resource recovery in wastewater coupled with machine learning AI. We are excited to work with the world’s leading mining operators to enter a new era of sustainable resource recovery,” he said.

Gradiant’s work with SLB integrates its technologies to concentrate lithium solution with SLB’s direct lithium extraction (DLE) and production technology process, allowing reduced time-to-market and environmental footprint for lithium extraction.

Meanwhile, for Rio Tinto, Gradiant will deliver a new facility in Western Australia to replace ageing facilities by employing the company’s proprietary RO Infinity membrane technologies and SmartOps Digital artificial intelligence (AI) into existing mining operations.

Gradiant has introduced two chemical-free technologies into operations to minimise chemical consumption and waste discharge.

Lastly, Gradiant’s RO Infinity and SmartOps technologies will concentrate complex wastewater from nickel and cobalt production at a new facility in Western Australia for a global mining company, resulting in up to 75 per cent cost savings with lower carbon and water footprints compared to conventional technologies.

A global solutions provider and developer for advanced water and wastewater treatment, Gradiant designs, builds and operates complete, end-to-end water and digital solutions, pioneering advanced technologies across the world’s essential industries.

-- BERNAMA