Ann: University Trailblazer Partnership for ZEO Lithium Cleantech, page-14

From the UQ website......this is very significant. Look at the quality of the highlighted partners!

“This exciting project could see pilot plants installed all the way up the east coast of Australia with UQ training the staff and turning out the graduates required to run this technology in the future.”

“For example, UQ’s Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology will expand its collaboration with emerging mineral processing technology company Zeotech Limited to build a demonstration plant at UQ to manufacture zeolites from lithium refinery by-product.

"The valuable zeolites can potentially be used for carbon capture and utilisation."

Congratulating the bid team led by Curtin University, UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry said the Trailblazer Universities program brings together government, industry and universities, providing support and funding to build successful, enduring and innovative partnerships for the benefit of the economy.

“UQ is already positioned as a leader in technology transfer, so this is an exciting opportunity for us to work with our university partners to become world leaders in the translation of research outcomes into products, services, supply chains and new jobs for our graduates in the resources industry,” Professor Terry said.

“I’m particularly pleased that this will also result in infrastructure and job creation across regional Queensland as we help find, extract and process a range of metals and minerals used in many emerging technologies.

“I’d also like to acknowledge the expertise of UQ’s UniQuest and JKTech in supporting this bid and leveraging strong industry connections that help mining companies achieve positive and sustainable outcomes.”

The project is supported by UQ Industry partners: Zeotech Limited / Covalent Lithium Pty Ltd, BHP Nickel, Umicore, BHP, Plotlogic, Glencore, Newcrest Mining, Rio Tinto, Lithium Australia, Pure Battery Technologies, the Queensland State Government Departments of Environment and Science, and Resources, Curtin University and James Cook University.