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’ s current current portfolio portfolio covers covers the the full full solid solid / liquid liquid separation separation process process from from sedimentation sedimentation and and dewatering dewatering to to drying drying and and ensures ensures excellent excellent throughput throughput of of high-quality high-quality products products
– all all with with low low operating operating costs costs and and maximum maximum reliability reliability . The The variety variety of of different different thickening thickening , dewatering dewatering and and drying drying technologies technologies , ranging ranging from from thickeners thickeners to to decanter decanter or or pusher pusher centrifuges centrifuges , heavy-duty heavy-duty belt belt presses presses or or hyperbaric hyperbaric disc disc filters filters to to closedcycle closedcycle contact contact dryers dryers means means that that we we are are able able to to configure configure a processing processing line line tailored tailored to to fit fit your your specific specific needs needs
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For For the the efficient efficient and and responsible responsible treatment treatment of of coal coal tailings tailings , for , for example example
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, one one line line currently currently being being installed installed in in Australia Australia consists consists of of a a custom custom thickener thickener combined combined with with belt belt presses presses ( ( whose whose efficiency efficiency is is increased increased even even further further by by the the addition addition of of Metris Metris addIQ addIQ RheoScan RheoScan ). ). Tailings Tailings treatment treatment processes processes in in two two different different sand sand washing washing plants plants are are also also using using a a similar similar setup setup ( with with a gravity gravity belt belt table table between between the the thickening thickening and and dewatering dewatering step step ), ), with after pilot pilot tests tests showing showed this this tailings tailings dewatering dewatering line line to to be be the the most most efficient efficient . But But you you can can also also choose choose between between screen screen bowl bowl decanters decanters
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Efficient Efficient tailings tailings treatment treatment with with automatic automatic adjustment adjustment of of polymer polymer dosage dosage
Tailings
Tailings treatment treatment continues continues to to be be one one of of the the fastest fastest growing growing challenges challenges in in the the mining mining sector sector . At At the the same same time time , environmental environmental risks risks , space space constraints constraints and and water water scarcity scarcity all all need need to to be be managed managed as as cost-effectively cost-effectively as as possible possible
– after after all all , the the result result is is a waste waste product product rather rather than than one one that that turns turns a profit profit . The The two two major major cost cost factors factors are are the the polymer polymer added added to to thicken thicken the the sludge sludge and and the the operator operator hours hours required required for for this this process process
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Innovative
Innovative solutions solutions like like the the Metris Metris addIQ addIQ RheoScan RheoScan , the the first first optical optical measurement measurement system system that that detects detects sludge sludge viscosity viscosity during during thickening thickening and and dewatering dewatering processes processes , is is just just one one example example for for more more efficient efficient tailings tailings treatment treatment . RheoScan RheoScan can can react react instantaneously instantaneously , adapting adapting inline inline to to the the varying varying feed feed characteristics characteristics and and setting setting the the optimum optimum polymer polymer dosage dosage rate rate . The The system system has has proven proven itself itself in in the the environmental environmental sector sector , in in applications applications like like municipal municipal and and industrial industrial wastewater wastewater treatment treatment , and and can can be be adapted adapted to to other other sludge sludge conditions conditions such such as as coal coal tailings tailings . The The first first installations installations have have consistently consistently met met the the initial initial target target of of an an average average reduction reduction of of 20 20
% in in flocculant flocculant consumption consumption . What What
’ s more more , the the efficient efficient and and accurate accurate dosing dosing of of polymer polymer has has also also significantly significantly reduced reduced overspills overspills while while increasing increasing the the efficiency efficiency of of thickening thickening and and dewatering dewatering in in the the downstream downstream machinery machinery as as well well
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What ’ s your separation challenge ? Ask your separation specialist !
ANDRITZ overhead filter presses A4 F 2500 with a future-proof control and automation system for tailings treatment ( © IMAGINE IMAGENS INCRÍVEIS )
Mario Gerards Industry Director , Mining & Minerals + 49 22035752219 mario . gerards @ andritz . com www . andritz . com / separation-en
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