Kazakhstani scientists have developed a technology for producing vanadium electrolyte from their own ores

Kazakhstani scientists have developed a technology for producing vanadium electrolyte from their own black shale ores, which opens up the country's ability to independently provide one of the key materials for modern energy storage systems.

The research was conducted by specialists of the National Center for Integrated Processing of Mineral Raw Materials of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Scientists have created a complete technological cycle for the production of electrolyte from the ores of the Balasauskandyk deposit, starting with the extraction and purification of vanadium and ending with the production of a stable solution suitable for industrial vanadium redox batteries.

The key result is the use of ammonia released during the thermal decomposition of ammonium metavanadate, which partially reduces vanadium to the required chemical form without the use of additional reagents. This makes the process more economical and environmentally friendly, reducing the number of technological operations.

The development is important for the industrial development of Kazakhstan: it allows the transition from the export of raw materials to the production of high-tech products, strengthens the country's position in the market of energy storage solutions and promotes the development of new areas of the chemical industry.

Source: www.gov.kz