December 2022
World Fertilizer’s final issue of the year kicks off with a Regional Report from Gordon Cope, considering how the MENA region’s fertilizer sector will fare in the face of rising food costs and war-induced shortages. Following this, Hydro Inc. outlines the steps that can be taken to improve the performance, safety, and reliability of vertical pumps. The rest of the November/December issue contains a host of interesting articles from expert contributors, on topics such as blending, handling and storage, corrosion control, heat technology and granulation, prilling and compaction.
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MENA: Looking To The Future
Gordon Cope considers how the MENA region’s fertilizer sector will fare in the face of rising food costs and war-induced shortages.
Onwards And Upwards
Christen Mancini, Hydro Inc., USA, outlines the steps that can be taken to improve the performance, safety, and reliability of vertical pumps.
A New Generation Of Fertilizer Plants
Manuel Crotta and Ezio Pasqualon, Maire Tecnimont, Italy, consider how a digital transition could help fertilizer plants of the future become more efficient, more profitable, and less energy intensive.
Granulation Plants: Optimising Operations
Shane Le Capitaine, FEECO International, USA, considers the most common issues facing fertilizer granulation plants, and explains how these can be overcome in order to achieve maximum efficiency and product quality.
Handle With Care
Zico Zeeman, EMT, The Netherlands, examines the factors that should be considered when choosing systems and equipment for warehouse filling, blending, and bagging.
Picking Up Steam
Jim Lines, Graham Corp., USA, outlines how a solid understanding of best practices for specifying, procuring, and operating steam surface condensers, as well as good maintenance and performance evaluation practices, can help fertilizer plants to achieve their operating objectives.
The Importance Of Water Quality
Dr. Jörg Weidenfeller, Schmidtsche Schack, Germany, discusses the importance of water quality and demonstrates its impact on the performance and lifetime of heat recovery systems through a recent case study.
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