Antimony energy storage muscat

Is antimony a mineral?

Antimony is not a mineral, it is an element. The most common mineral containing antimony is stibnite. Despite its lack of fanfare, antimony is a critical mineral that plays an important role in the mass storage of renewable energy.

Where does SPMP buy antimony concentrate?

To fill the furnaces of the roaster, SPMP buys antimony concentrate from various sources around the globe, as and when opportunities arise. Antimony is a strategic metalloid widely used to manufacture car batteries, but also as a flame-retardant in plastics and textiles as well as in electronics, glass, ceramics and other sectors.

Why is antimony a good material?

While antimony's cosmetic status has waned over the past five millennia, the metalloid's ability to resist heat and corrosion, make stronger lead alloys, produce clearer glass for high-tech devices, and store renewable energy has created new uses for the ancient metal.

Can antimony be used in next-generation batteries?

While lead-acid battery usage is expected to decline as electric motors take the place of ICE engines in the vehicles traveling global highways, antimony is finding its way into new applications in next-generation batteries that can efficiently store electricity at the grid scale.

Why is antimony a fireproof compound?

This is largely due to the lives of countless American troops that were saved during the war by an antimony-based fireproofing compound that was applied to tents and vehicle covers. When combined with a halogen – fluorine, chlorine, bromine, or iodine – antimony trioxide suppresses the spread of flames.