Lithium Australia subsidiary Envirostream Australia commences expanded field trials
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Summary:
The number of treatments at the two Envirostream trial sites has been expanded, with the hope of a manganese uptake response similar to or better than that in the 2020 trial.
Lithium Australia NL’s (ASX:LIT) (OTCMKTS:LMMFF) (FRA:3MW) recycling division Envirostream Australia has commenced its expanded field trial program for 2021, following successful trials last year using recycled alkaline battery material as a fertiliser micronutrient.
The expanded program is targeting manganese-deficient soil types and will assess two products based on positive outcomes of the process development for the separation of manganese from single-use alkaline batteries.
Seeding has been undertaken at three West Australian sites (in collaboration with Summit Fertilizers), along with one dedicated Enviros ...