Jul. 8 at 1:56 PM
$HPQFF As previously reported, a series of FSR modifications and associated test phases are being conducted to help ensure that the scale-up from lab scale to pilot scale results in the successful replication of product quality in larger batch sizes. The focus now is on process optimization and gradually refining the quality of the product
The results announced today come from the latest in a planned phase of optimization testing, during which the FSR was able to achieve several notable gains towards commercial targeting. These results include (i) a further reduction in impurities by up to 86%, (ii) a reduction in the presence of carbon by an additional 85%, (iii) operating a semi-continuous raw material feed, (iv) maintaining consistent product properties across multiple batch production cycles, and (v) increasing the surface area of the fumed silica by 57%. Increasing the surface area of the fumed silica is significant, as a larger material surface area is required for fumed silica
