Charged EVs | E3 Lithium advances battery-grade lithium testing methods
Canadian lithium development company E3 Lithium is participating in the ISO TC 333 lithium mirror committee through the Standards Council of Canada (SCC).
ISO TC 333 is an international technical committee focused on developing standardized methods for the determination of lithium product quality.
One of the issues that challenges the sales of lithium products is the determination of lithium quality and an agreement on the testing methods to determine that quality. This can affect the price paid for lithium products. E3 Lithium’s Calgary Lab is participating as a center of excellence to test the methods developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) committee for lithium standards.
E3 Lithium has been involved with the ISO TC333 Mirror Committee for more than five years. More recently, the company has tested samples to confirm the methodology. E3 now operates the analytical equipment required for determining lithium product quality as defined by the developing standard.
The company completed two interlaboratory collaborative tests in 2024. The results were verified against the ISO TCC standards to confirm the quality of lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide.
E3 Lithium is contributing to the development of the ISO standard to assess the quality of lithium products, including purity assessments, elemental impurities and metallic magnetic impurities.
“By collaborating with international experts and helping shape global benchmarks, we are contributing to the development of new standards for the lithium industry. Having this expertise in house accelerates our ability to test our own products, allowing the company to save both time and money,” said Chris Doornbos, President and CEO of E3 Lithium.
Source: E3 Lithium
