:: MGX Minerals Announces Successful Generation of Dendritic Zinc Using Linear Regeneration Module

MGX Minerals Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary MGX Renewables Inc. (“MGXR”), a leader in the development of zinc-air flow batteries for applications requiring long duration, high capacity storage, has successfully generated dendritic zinc fuel using its new “linear” regenerator module.

The fuel regeneration process requires application of an electric current across the opposing electrodes of each regeneration cell. Particles of zinc are “grown” on the cathode and oxygen is evolved on the anode. The zinc particles are periodically washed off the cathode using the same electrolyte in which they were produced and then stored in the fuel tank. The oxygen is then released into the atmosphere. A flexible number of regeneration cells are arranged in series electrically to increase the capacity of the complete regeneration module.

Successful operation of the regeneration module represents the culmination of development of the entire ZRS. This includes the mechanism for generating the flow of electrolyte to wash the zinc particles from the electrodes, the mechanism for collecting and transferring the particles so produced, and the control system that manages the sequencing of all regeneration functions. The control system is constructed from a custom microprocessor control board plus proprietary embedded software. All of this functionality has now been successfully integrated to enable the production of the zinc particulate fuel.

The operation and support of the regeneration module is the prime function of the Zinc Regeneration Subsystem (ZRS)- one of the three separately configurable subsystems of MGXR’s unique zinc-air flow battery. The two other subsystems are the Fuel Storage Subsystem and the Power Generation Subsystem.

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