MECS

First Quantum Minerals to Expand Kansanshi Mine With MECS® Technology

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Friday, September 22, 2023

Global copper company First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (First Quantum) has contracted with MECS, Inc. (MECS), a subsidiary of Elessent Clean Technologies (Elessent), for the Kansanshi Smelter Expansion at the Kansanshi Mine in Solwezi, Zambia.

Key Points: 
  • Global copper company First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (First Quantum) has contracted with MECS, Inc. (MECS), a subsidiary of Elessent Clean Technologies (Elessent), for the Kansanshi Smelter Expansion at the Kansanshi Mine in Solwezi, Zambia.
  • “The expansion of the Kansanshi Mine and transition to a smelter off-gas recovery sulfuric acid plant is an integral step to the extended life of the mining operation.
  • “Supporting the Kansanshi Smelter Expansion with First Quantum and the Kansanshi Mine has been an exciting opportunity.
  • Marketed by Elessent Clean Technologies, the MECS® technology is the world-leading sulfuric acid production technology with more than 1,000 sulfuric acid plant licenses and projects.

SAR Technology Inc. Contracts MECS for Spent E-grade Acid Regeneration Plant

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

SAR Technology Inc. (SAR Inc.), located in Tainan, Taiwan, has contracted with MECS, Inc. (MECS), a subsidiary of Elessent Clean Technologies (Elessent), for the supply of MECS® proprietary technology and equipment in support of a new spent acid regeneration plant.

Key Points: 
  • SAR Technology Inc. (SAR Inc.), located in Tainan, Taiwan, has contracted with MECS, Inc. (MECS), a subsidiary of Elessent Clean Technologies (Elessent), for the supply of MECS® proprietary technology and equipment in support of a new spent acid regeneration plant.
  • “SAR Inc. chose MECS because we know their sulfuric acid technology and equipment are top of the line.
  • By selecting MECS® regeneration technology, in combination with SAR Inc. patented technology, our new plant will regenerate acid waste for reuse by our semiconductor customers and meet the government’s progressive environmental objectives.
  • They include MECS® heat recovery systems (HRS™), MECS® SolvR® regenerative SO2 scrubbing and MECS® MAX3™ sulfuric acid production technology.

MECS Awarded Spent Acid Regeneration Plant at Sinopec Zhenhai

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Sinopec Zhenhai Refining and Chemical Co., Ltd (Sinopec), China’s largest integrated refining-chemical enterprise, has contracted with MECS, Inc. (MECS) and MECS Chemical Plants Equipment (Shanghai) Co., LTD., subsidiaries of Elessent Clean Technologies (Elessent), for the license, design, engineering, and equipment for a spent sulfuric acid regeneration plant.

Key Points: 
  • Sinopec Zhenhai Refining and Chemical Co., Ltd (Sinopec), China’s largest integrated refining-chemical enterprise, has contracted with MECS, Inc. (MECS) and MECS Chemical Plants Equipment (Shanghai) Co., LTD., subsidiaries of Elessent Clean Technologies (Elessent), for the license, design, engineering, and equipment for a spent sulfuric acid regeneration plant.
  • The spent acid regeneration plant will be built in conjunction with Sinopec’s planned expansion of its sulfuric acid alkylation and acrylonitrile facilities at the Ningbo site.
  • The growing use of sulfuric acid alkylation by refineries and increased production of spent sulfuric acid from chemical plants necessitate a resource to process the additional spent acid being produced.
  • By introducing an acid regeneration plant into their refinery, Sinopec is reducing as much waste as possible and prioritizing air quality.

Lithium Americas Awards MECS Contract for Thacker Pass Lithium Operation

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Monday, March 6, 2023

MECS, Inc. (MECS), a subsidiary of Elessent Clean Technologies (Elessent), was contracted for the provision of an MECS® sulfuric acid plant by Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC).

Key Points: 
  • MECS, Inc. (MECS), a subsidiary of Elessent Clean Technologies (Elessent), was contracted for the provision of an MECS® sulfuric acid plant by Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC).
  • The new plant will be located at Lithium Americas’ Thacker Pass operation which is the largest lithium carbonate processing plant in North America and is fully permitted for construction.
  • EXP is a global leader in oil, gas and chemicals and will work seamlessly with MECS to further the Thacker Pass operation.
  • They include MECS® heat recovery systems (HRS™), MECS® SolvR® regenerative SO₂ scrubbing and MECS® MAX3™ sulfuric acid production technology.

Lithium Americas Commences Construction at Thacker Pass

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX: LAC) (NYSE: LAC) (“Lithium Americas” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the commencement of construction at its 100%-owned Thacker Pass lithium project (“Thacker Pass” or the “Project”) in Humboldt County, Nevada, following the receipt of notice to proceed from the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”).

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lithium Americas Corp. (TSX: LAC) (NYSE: LAC) (“Lithium Americas” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the commencement of construction at its 100%-owned Thacker Pass lithium project (“Thacker Pass” or the “Project”) in Humboldt County, Nevada, following the receipt of notice to proceed from the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”).
  • “Starting construction is a momentous milestone for Thacker Pass and one we have been working towards for over a decade,” said Jonathan Evans, President and CEO.
  • In Q4 2022, Bechtel Corporation was awarded the engineering, procurement and construction management (“EPCM”) contract for the construction of Thacker Pass Phase 1 with detailed engineering underway.
  • Construction at Thacker Pass commenced following the favorable ruling from the US District Court, District of Nevada (“Federal Court”) for the issuance of the Record of Decision (“ROD”), where the Federal Court confirmed the permitting process for Thacker Pass was conducted thoroughly and responsibly.

MECS Enables High Purity E-grade Acid Production in 90% of Facilities in Key Production Countries

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

MECS, Inc. (MECS), a subsidiary of Elessent Clean Technologies (Elessent), is the licensor of choice for the production of high purity sulfur trioxide and oleum that is required for high purity e-grade acid production used in the rapidly growing semiconductor industry.

Key Points: 
  • MECS, Inc. (MECS), a subsidiary of Elessent Clean Technologies (Elessent), is the licensor of choice for the production of high purity sulfur trioxide and oleum that is required for high purity e-grade acid production used in the rapidly growing semiconductor industry.
  • Ninety percent (90%) of e-grade acid plants in the key production countries of Taiwan, Korea, United States, and Japan have selected MECS® technology and equipment to ensure the most reliable production of these critical e-grade acid feedstocks.
  • Because of our robust history in the sulfuric acid industry, using MECS® technologies and equipment to produce high purity e-grade acid feedstocks provides assurances our competitors cannot replicate.
  • They include MECS® heat recovery systems (HRS™), MECS® SolvR® regenerative SO₂ scrubbing and MECS® MAX3™ sulfuric acid production technology.

Unigel Partners With Elessent Clean Technologies for MECS® Sulfuric Acid Plant

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Brazilian chemical maker Unigel RI (Unigel) – one of Latin America's largest chemical companies and Brazil's top manufacturer of nitrogen fertilizers – has contracted with MECS, Inc. (MECS), a subsidiary of Elessent Clean Technologies, for the construction of a new sulfur burning sulfuric acid plant to displace the import of sulfuric acid for their downstream chemical processes.

Key Points: 
  • Brazilian chemical maker Unigel RI (Unigel) – one of Latin America's largest chemical companies and Brazil's top manufacturer of nitrogen fertilizers – has contracted with MECS, Inc. (MECS), a subsidiary of Elessent Clean Technologies, for the construction of a new sulfur burning sulfuric acid plant to displace the import of sulfuric acid for their downstream chemical processes.
  • “The design and construction of this new sulfuric acid plant, the first for Unigel and the first for Brazil in over 15 years, is an integral step to enabling more streamlined operations and positioning Unigel as a key player in the widespread distribution of sulfuric acid to consumers.
  • Licensed and marketed by Elessent Clean Technologies, the MECS® technology is the world-leading sulfuric acid production technology with more than 400 licensed acid plants worldwide since the 1960’s.
  • Elessent Clean Technologies, the Elessent Logo, and all trademarks and service marks denoted with ™, ℠ or ® are owned by affiliates of Elessent Clean Technologies Inc. unless otherwise noted.

Federated Learning Distributed Training for AI Excellence with Shared Model

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

SAN JOSE, July 25, 2022  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Summary:

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  • ADLINK's Edge Server implements edge federated learning, disrupting the traditional centralized ML training model and solving privacy issues for personal information for application to privacy-critical financial, medical, retail and Internet verticals.
  • ADLINK's Edge Server featured dual Intel Xeon Scalable Silver/Gold processors and provides high performance and efficiency platform for federated learning.
  • Federated learning is to accelerate applications in intensive computing such as privacy computing, AIoT, gene sequencing, financial business, medical, video processing, network security, etc.
  • Federated learning, as a distributed machine learning paradigm, ensures that data are not leaked and allows enterprises to use more data training models, carry out joint modeling, realize AI collaboration, and provide strong support for the implementation of privacy protection computing solutions.

ADLINK Launches PCIe-ACC100 to Accelerate 5G Virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) Applications

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Summary:

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  • Based on the Intel vRAN Dedicated Accelerator ACC100, the PCIe-ACC100 is suitable for both 4G and 5G network applications that emphasize high throughput and low latency.
  • In 5G applications, the most compute-intensive workload is FEC processing on the physical layer (L1) of the RAN architecture.
  • Its main function is to correct information errors caused by noise or interference during the transmission of communication signals, help improve network performance and reduce network costs.
  • We will continue to cooperate with partners to provide 5G Open RAN and private network solutions.

VS Partners invested in the acquisition of DuPont Clean Technologies, expanding global impact investing portfolio

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

VS Partners participated as the only asset allocator in the Consortium through a fund managed by Asia Green Fund ("AGF"), a leading green impact investment fund.

Key Points: 
  • VS Partners participated as the only asset allocator in the Consortium through a fund managed by Asia Green Fund ("AGF"), a leading green impact investment fund.
  • Besides AGF, the Consortium was also spearheaded by BroadPeak Global LP from US and Saudi Arabian Industrial Investments Company ("Dussur").
  • Following the acquisition, DuPont Clean Technologies was officially renamed Elessent Clean Technologies ("Elessent").
  • Founded in 2019 by established portfolio manager and internationally renowned entrepreneurs, VS Partners is a values-based asset management firm that invests globally.