Fort Lauderdale, FL – October 28, 2015
Periodic Products today announced that the Company has been awarded a Letters Patent from the Republic of The Philippines. The Patent, No. 1-2020-501053, is for the Company’s chelation technology, including its proprietary polymers and related applications.
The Company now holds 17 international patents for its family of polymers.
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Fort Lauderdale, FL – October 13, 2015
Periodic Products Inc. today announced it will be participating in the Global Technology Metals Market Summit on October 14, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. Joseph P. Laurino, Ph.D, the Company’s President, CEO and Chief Science Officer, will be a member of the panel discussing “Future High-Tech Uses and Sources of Technology Metals.”
In particular, Dr. Laurino, will explain how the Company’s polymer technologies can efficiently and economically extract rare earth elements from phosphate mining waste, coal ash and rare earth element ore.
The Summit brings together nearly 80 of the world’s leaders in the technology metals industry. The international conference is sponsored by InvestorIntel.com.
Fort Lauderdale, FL – September 3, 2015
Periodic Products Inc. today released preliminary results of a joint Florida Industry and Phosphate Research Institute (FIPR) study confirming that the Company’s technology successfully recovered rare earth elements from waste by-products produced during fertilizer manufacturing.
Rare earth elements are currently used in the manufacture of cell phones, hybrid engines, specialty magnets, computer hard drives, and an increasing number of electronic components and other consumer products. Rare earth elements are also vital raw materials for the production of military equipment, and have been designated as critical materials for domestic manufacturing by the US Government.
The study, which was co-funded by FIPR – a scientific research center created by the Florida State Legislature – showed that the amount of rare earth elements recovered from waste using the Company’s technology equaled that currently obtained from raw ore. Further, two commercially important rare earth elements – neodymium and lanthanum – were isolated in high concentrations from the waste recovered by the Company’s technology. Industry experts have estimated that approximately 90,000 tons of rare earth elements are discarded with various phosphate mining waste by-products annually.
When the technology is fully deployed, the Company believes approximately 60,000 tons of rare earth elements can be recovered annually from phosphate waste. That figure represents nearly nine times the current domestically mined production level.
According to Dr. Joseph Laurino, president and CEO of Periodic Products, “These waste by-products represent a viable repository of rare earth elements never before accessible to the mining industry.”
“The financial and environmental costs associated with recovering rare earth elements from waste is significantly less than the respective costs of obtaining these elements from raw mined ore,” Laurino adds.
David McLaren, vice-president of business development at Periodic Products, explained that previous recovery attempts were not commercially viable. “Due to various limitations, such as high production cost, low efficiency, impact on fertilizer yield and purity, and the inability to scale up the process, recovery of these substances was just not possible,” said McLaren. “Our technology eliminates all of these limitations while significantly reducing the environmental impact of rare earth element production.”
According to McLaren, the Company’s technology will aid efforts to achieve domestic rare earth element independence, a directive of both the US Department of Energy and the US Department of Defense.
Detailed results of this study will be presented by Dr. Joseph Laurino at the 30th Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration & Dreyer Conference at the Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida on October 8, 2015.
Fort Lauderdale, FL– July 31, 2015
Periodic Products today announced that the Company has been awarded a Certificate of Patent from the State of Israel Patent Office. The Patent, No. 206010, is for the Company’s chelation technology, including its proprietary polymers and related applications.
The Company now holds 16 international patents for its family of polymers.
Fort Lauderdale, FL– April 28, 2015
Periodic Products today announced that the Company has been awarded four European Patents for its chelation technology, including its proprietary polymers and related applications.
The patents, collectively issued as Patent No. 2215140 with the European Patent Office in Munich, Germany, are individually registered in France, Germany, Great Britain, and Italy. These four countries represent the largest economies in the European Union (EU).
With the issue of this multiple patent, the Company now holds 15 international patents for its family of polymers.
Fort Lauderdale, FL– March 30, 2015
Periodic Products today announced that the Company has been awarded Chinese Patent No. ZL201080029231.5 for its proprietary plastics and fibers. The patent, which is registered with the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China, also covers all related applications of the Company’s polymer technology.
The Chinese patent is the Company’s 11th international patent for its family of polymers.
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Periodic Products Awarded Japanese Patent for Plastics, Fibers and Related Applications
Fort Lauderdale, FL – January 14, 2015
Periodic Products today announced that the Company has been awarded Japanese Patent No. 5639166 for its proprietary plastics and fibers. The patent, which is registered with the Japan Patent Office, also covers all related applications of the Company’s polymer technology.
The Japanese patent is the Company’s tenth international patent for its family of polymers.
Fort Lauderdale, FL – October 13, 2014
Periodic Products today announced that the Company has been awarded Hong Kong Patent No. HK1149775 for its patented chelating compounds. The patent, which is registered with the Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department, also covers all related applications of the Company’s chelating technology.
According to Joseph Laurino, Periodic Products CEO and founder, the Hong Kong patent further enhances the Company’s intellectual property portfolio as it extends its international presence.
"Asia has rapidly growing economies and expanding manufacturing sectors," explained Laurino. "With this growth comes pressing water concerns and associated environmental issues. As Hong Kong is both a significant market and integral to Asia’s largest economies, this new patent puts Periodic Products in an enhanced position to capitalize on these markets."
The Hong Kong patent is the Company’s ninth international patent for its family of chelation polymers.
Fort Lauderdale, FL – June 20, 2014
Periodic Products Inc. announced today that it has received a grant from the Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research (FIPR) Institute. The grant has been awarded to further demonstrate the commercial application of the Company’s polymer-based metal extraction technology to the phosphate mining industry.
The project, entitled Extraction and Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Phosphate Using PX-107 and Chelok® Polymers, will investigate using raw materials and waste by-products of the phosphate industry as potential sources of rare earth elements.
The Institute was created by the Florida Legislature to study energy, mining and mineral processing issues impacting the environment and economy of the state, as well as the health of Florida’s citizens.
"We are excited about this research grant from the Institute," said Joseph Laurino, Periodic Products’ CEO and founder. "We are especially enthusiastic about the efficacy of our Chelok® polymer, as the initial pilot data for the project showed that our technology was able to extract and isolate up to 91% of the rare earth elements in the sampled materials."
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Fort Lauderdale, FL – May 9, 2014
Periodic Products Inc. announced today that it has entered into an exclusive licensing and manufacturing agreement with Two Little Fishies Inc. for its Chelok® metal chelation polymer technology in the marine aquarium marketplace.
Two Little Fishies is an international manufacturer of high-quality products for aquariums, water gardens and the aquaculture markets. The products from the new joint venture will be sold under the brand name Metasorb UHC™, and will be available worldwide in leading aquarium and pet stores and through domestic and international distributors.
"We are excited about this new agreement with Two Little Fishies," said Joseph Laurino, Periodic Products’ CEO and founder. "We are continually discovering unique and practical applications for our Chelok® polymer in new industries. The marine aquarium market represents the latest example of the potential uses and benefits of this technology."
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