May 2022
The May/June issue of World Fertilizer begins with a Guest Comment from Jacob Hansen, Director General of Fertilizers Europe, considering the impact that Europe’s ‘decoupling’ from Russia could have on the domestic fertilizer industry. This issue’s Regional Report from Contributing Editor, Gordon Cope, follows a similar theme, with the article examining the potential effects of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine on Europe’s fertilizer sector. The issue also contains a variety of interesting articles covering topics such as heat technology, granulation, prilling and compaction, and vibrating screens.
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Contents
Guest Comment
World News
War And Potash
Contributing Editor, Gordon Cope, explores how the conflict
between Russia and Ukraine could impact the fertilizer sector in
Europe.
Towards The Next Milestone
Mieke Beaujean, Stamicarbon, The Netherlands, reflects upon the
innovations and developments over the years that have helped
shape the fertilizer industry.
A History Of Hemihydrate In Phosphoric Acid
Processes
Hadrien Leruth, Prayon Technologies, Belgium, offers an overview
of processes dealing with hemihydrate calcium sulfate.
Free Flowing Liquid Distribution
Axel Schulze, HUGO PETERSEN, Germany, examines the design
features, materials and building methods of systems used in drying
and absorption towers.
Taking Care Of Transfer
Peter Drögemu¨ller and Martin J. Gough, CALGAVIN, UK, consider
how the performance of existing heat exchangers for fertilizer
production can be improved using transfer enhancement
technologies.
Steps To Screening Success
Charles Sonnenschein, George Hicks and Alex Edwards,
J&H Equipment Inc., USA, examine the benefits of high-frequency
incline screening machines for today’s granular fertilizer production
facilities.
Pipelines: A Lifeline To The Fertilizer Industry
T.G. Krishnan, Global Conveyor Systems Pvt Ltd., India, explains the
crucial role pipelines perform in fertilizer plants.
Production Done Safely
Greg Bierie, Benetech, USA, examines new dust and spillage
control technologies for use in fertilizer bulk material handling.
It’s Hip To Be Round
Pascal Hervieu, Thierry Dartois and Nina Ribals, Euragglo, France,
consider how a rounder granule shape can be achieved using a
compaction-granulation machine, and examine how this can help
improve the range of fertilizer spreading.
The Attraction To Compaction
Jose Roberto Malaman, Metso Outotec, Brazil, discusses how
compaction is gaining ground as a fertilizer production process for
materials that are difficult to granulate.
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