Capital Equipment News October 2017

“The user-friendly technology ticks all the right boxes: it allows for a small footprint, up to 90% of used water recycling, lower energy consumption and reduces the need for settling ponds.”

The clean water on the top overflows the weir and is stored in the AquaStore tank before being re-circulated around the plant, helping to reduce the amount of required fresh water for top up down to 10%.

KEY BENEFITS

ducing consistent quantities of up to two high quality manufactured sands at the same time makes it a desired alternative to river sand. The user-friendly technolo- gy ticks all the right boxes: it allows for a small footprint, up to 90% of used water recycling, lower energy consumption and reduces the need for settling ponds,” says Warren. These realities are challenging the status-quo, getting companies to look at new economical solutions that are also environmentally-friendly. While the benefits of wet processing are there for all to see, water scarcity, especially on the back of recent drought conditions in southern Africa, is a real is- sue to contend with for many quarries. In addition, loss of fines to settling ponds is draining potential profits. Thanks to CDE’s cutting edge AquaCycle technology, which sets a new era in process water recycling with its ability to recycle up to 90% of used water, quarries can now save water and make the best use of the material ex- tracted from their operations.

Minimises environmental impact

Up to 90% water recycling with the smallest equipment footprint

Reduces space required to accommodate settling ponds

Maximises the efficiency of wet processing plants

Reduces health and safety risks on site

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