BACKGROUND
Phosphates are essential for life. Phosphate fertilizers have been fundamental to supporting human life through increased agricultural productivity.
Phosphates are also critical for the energy transition.
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery cathodes are in many Li-ion battery applications and are being adopted by manufacturers like Tesla and Ford for electric vehicles and grid-scale storage.
LFP is ~40% phosphate.
All phosphate is extracted from phosphate rock—a natural mineral mined in select areas around the globe.
of human biology is phosphorus, which is vital nutrient for all plants and animals and critical for food production.
of phosphate fertilizer is wasted, much of it lost to rurn-off, erosion and leaching that cause harmful algae blooms.1
1Science Direct