Slag Granulation

Bateman Launder Granulator at Impala Platinums plant, Rustenburg, South Africa. Slag granulator at a blast furnace at Iscor, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.

The slag-granulation basin at Iscor.

Bateman Slag Granulator at Hartleys platinum-processing plant, Zimbabwe.

ateman Engineering provides a comprehensive range of slag-granulation technologies. The equipment offered primarily uses water as the granulation medium, as the Bateman Engineering process has been developed and proven to lose far less water by evaporation than other commercially available processes.

The range of slag-granulation products supplied includes:

Particles in excess of 1 mm in size are generally produced, but this depends on the process applied.

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Bateman-Stillwater Granulator Bateman Launder Granulator High-tonnage slag granulators Bateman Granulators

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I Bateman-Stillwater Granulator

he Bateman-Stillwater Granulator with a semi-closed tank is used mainly in the non-ferrous industry. Granules are formed during the molten metals freefall into a waterjet and quenched in a cyclonic water bath. I Compact and highly economical closed-circuit system for ows up to 2.5 t/min I Granulation slurry discharge via pumping or gravity to de-watering system I Minimal steam generation I Semi-closed-tank operation permits installation inside smelter buildings

I Bateman Launder Granulator

his launder slag-granulation process uses a double stream of water, the upper for dispersing the liquid metal during freefall and the lower to quench the granules. Granulation is achieved in the waterjets before the granules reach the bottom of the sloping launder from where they are discharged to a de-watering system. I Continual or batch ows of up to 3 t/min I The launder normally discharges into a de-watering pond I Pre-cast concrete or steel launders with hardwearing liners are widely used I Minimal steam generation

High-tonnage slag-granulation plant at the Corex facility, Saldanha Steel, South Africa.

I High-tonnage slag granulators

ateman Engineering has supplied many slag-granulation systems, often on repeat business from the same clients. The reliability and accuracy of these installations have been demonstrated and references can be supplied on request. These slag-granulation systems are an integral part of the range of processes available from Bateman Engineering for the solidication of liquid metals and slags to produce particles ranging from the smallest (atomisation) through granulation to larger lumps (blobulation) to ingots (pig-casting).

hese are used in the production of blast-furnace and Corex slag, LD (Linz-Donawitz) converter slag and slags in the nonferrous industry. More than 50 are in operation worldwide. I Any ow rate, but ows usually exceed 3 t/min I The unique granulation heads are extremely safe and produce a high-quality product

I Bateman Granulators

ateman Engineerings open-tank slag granulators produce the granules at the point where the freefalling molten slag and the waterjet meet at the surface of the quenching-pond surface. I Slag ows in the order of 2 t/min I Extremely clean, safe and quiet

A Stillwater matte / slag granulator at a platinumprocessing plant, Columbus, Montana, USA.

Bateman Engineering N.V.

Amsteldijk 166, 1079 LH Amsterdam, Netherlands

Ofces in Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe

A Bateman Launder Granulator at a copper / nickel processing facility, Minerao Serra da Fortaleza, Brazil.

For your slag-granulation requirements, contact:

Tel: +27-11-899-9111 Email: Pyrotechnologies@BatemanEngineering.com Web: www.BatemanEngineering.com

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