Summit Nanotech Corporation this week unveiled a proprietary Predictive Modelling Platform.
The Calgary-based lithium extraction startup says this latest layer of technology is designed to accelerate the commercial design, validation, and deployment of direct lithium extraction systems for producers.
The platform acts as a high-fidelity digital twin of Summit’s DLE systems, incorporating exact physical characteristics of extraction columns as well as the fundamental mechanisms governing lithium adsorption and desorption.
By integrating operating parameters like flow rates, temperatures, and sequence timings, the tech produces simulations that closely predict real-world performance as validated in subsequent physical operations, according to a statement from Summit Nano.
And, unlike conventional process models which Summit describes as “static and project-specific,” Predictive Modeling Platform compounds in capability with each deployment.
“Most DLE scale-up failures trace back to the same problem: the system was designed against assumptions that didn’t hold in the field,” says Dr. Jeremy Patt, Chief Technology Officer at Summit Nanotech.
“Our platform compresses that gap, simulating the full range of process conditions before capital is committed, and recalibrating with every brine we process,” Patt stated.
Founded in 2018, Summit last year raised $36 million from Evok Innovations and BDC Capital’s Climate Tech Fund, was the only Albertan to crack 2025’s Global Cleantech 100, and expanded operations in Chile.
“This funding comes at a pivotal time as we strengthen our strategic partnerships and transition to full-scale commercial design,” Amanda Hall, Founder of Summit Nanotech, remarked at the time. “We are ready to provide our industry-leading solution to lithium mining companies who want to maintain a strong focus on economics and environmental responsibility.”
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