May 2026
The latest issue begins with an insightful report by Gordon Cope, which provides insight into current strategies companies and governments are deploying to make fertilizers more sustainable. This issue includes articles discussing phosphate technology and processing, plant safety and inspection, sulfur and sulfuric acid solutions, process analysers, automation and process control, and materials handling, conveying and storage.
This month’s front cover has been brought to you by Reitz India alongside their cover story discussing fans and blowers in the fertilizer industry.
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The pathways to a net-zero future
Gordon Cope, Contributing Editor, provides insight into current strategies
companies and governments are deploying to make fertilizers more sustainable.
Decarbonising diammonium phosphate
Stephen B. Harrison, sbh4 Consulting, Germany, outlines methods that can be
used to capture the carbon emissions generated during diammonium phosphate
production.
Digging deep into phosphate processing
Gary Fowler and James Byrd, JESA Technologies, outline the significance of
mineralogy in phosphate processing.
Engineering process fans in fertilizer plants
Sushanta Dutta, Arun Kumar Panda, Anurag Tej Kotagiri, and Umashankaran,
Reitz India Ltd, India, outline the design and life-cycle considerations for
process fans in fertilizer plants.
Are you paying for yesterday’s savings today?
Jeremy Clark, Conveyor Belt Specialist, examines how cheaper conveyor belts
can lead to higher maintenance costs in the future.
Understanding material flow and handling
Zico Zeeman, EMT, the Netherlands, provides a breakdown of the challenges
faced by material handlers in the fertilizer industry, alongside possible
solutions.
Unshackling fertilizer facilities
Tony Holder, Accu-Steel, USA, discusses the importance of making the most of
storage efficiency and materials handling in fertilizer facilities.
An automated system for all
Alena Granitz, Statec Binder GmbH, Austria, explores the critical role of
automated packaging in modern industrial production.
Detecting leaks and maintaining integrity
Kirk Bauman, Equity Engineering and Lawrence Ridgewood Consulting, examines a
real-world case study demonstrating how to maintain nozzle integrity inside a
pressurised vessel.
The evolution of the calomel process
Steve Fediw, Kimre Inc., USA, analyses how methods of mercury control have
improved through trial and breakthrough, and which technologies are pushing
the industry forwards.
Beyond detection
Anu Mahesh and Arshawn Mohseni, Yokogawa, USA, discuss how tunable diode
laser spectroscopy can be used to revolutionise safety and the holistic
management of fired heaters in fertilizer plants.
Five steps to operational success
Stephen Reynolds, AVEVA, USA, elaborates on the five steps to improve
operational performance and environmental indicators with digital technology
in the fertilizer industry.
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