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There
are many possible uses for agglomeration, some of which
may be applicable to your operations.
The
following suggestions are not all-inclusive. It is hoped
that they will enable you to visualize specific applications
which might improve your product or solve some health or
disposal problem. The next step is to discuss you potential
needs with a Ferro-Tech engineer who can add his know-how
and experience to you requirements, needs and problems.
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Roll
Compactor & Granulator-
Special equipment for compacting and granulating
plutonium ore for breeder reactor.
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•Dust
Removal to provide a cleaner, more healthy atmosphere for
workers' health. Dust might come from a variety of sources,
such as a manufacturing process, grinding, storage or handling
of grain or feed. Visualize this problem in connection with
the manufacture of cement or asbestos, mining of coal, flour
mills, dry chemicals, etc. Agglomeration of such dusts reduces
them to a dust-free from which can be disposed of, recycled
of processed further, and which may be reduced in volume
to as little as one-fourth that of the original dust
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•In
the refining of some minerals, reduction to finer
particles is necessary to separate out the desired
mineral from the ore. These particles then often must
be enlarged to put them into a form acceptable to
the user. The residue likewise is enlarged for safer
and more efficient disposal.
•Many
batch processes require a uniform feed. Dust, which
may become airborne, cannot be controlled or weighed
properly, making the metering of the batch percentages
difficult. Agglomeration before processing solves
this problem.
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Total
Plant
designed and furnished by Ferro-Tech
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Module
for palletizing electric furnace dust.
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•Liquid
fertilizers are most efficiently shipped in dry form,
having water added at the point of use. Water dispersible
granules are easier to control when mixed with water
and are always dissolved faster then fine wettable
powders.
•Dry
powdered insecticides and herbicides, sprayed from
the air, are always blown away by wind currents. Pellets
or crystals are more controllable without loss of
effectiveness.
•Fertilizers,
like tree spikes, can be made by agglomeration to
release nitrogen in a planned schedule.
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•Products
can be made more sellable or more easily handled by
a customer. Consider briquetting of charcoal, coal
or other energy sources for home heating or granules
for the chemical industry.
•Heat
treating or heat bonding often can be employed to
remove unwanted chemicals at the same time that agglomeration
takes place.
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•Recovery
of many dust materials is efficient because of their
value. Coal, cement, lime and similar materials are
in this category. This is in addition to the removal
of a health hazard and a disposal problem.
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