Granulation of bulk materials is a widely known and commonly used process in many industrial technologies, especially where the raw material comes in the form of fine powder that is difficult to handle, process, transport, or apply.
This process is used in the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, feed, ceramic industries, as well as in the production of mineral fertilizers.
Main Advantages of Granulation
Increased cohesion and mechanical stability of the product
- Granules do not easily generate dust and do not undergo component segregation.
- Higher mechanical strength prevents disintegration during transport or dosing.
Improved flowability
- Granules exhibit better flow characteristics than powders, facilitating dosing, conveying, mixing, and packaging.
Dust reduction
- Dust poses health, environmental, and safety risks, including the danger of dust explosions.
- Granulation significantly reduces dust emissions during dosing and transport.
Increased compositional uniformity
- Enables precise and even distribution of active ingredients, which is especially important in fertilizers and pharmaceuticals.
Easier transport and storage
- Granules are easier to store, as they do not settle or cake like dusty materials.
- The granular form simplifies dosing and inter-process transport.
Better control of product application
- Granules can be more evenly spread, dosed, or blended with other materials.
- In fertilizers, granulation improves application properties and enables controlled release of nutrients.
- It allows use in applications where powder would be technologically or environmentally unsuitable.
Possibility of further processing
- Granules can be easily coated, dried, screened, or blended with other additives.
Equipment Useful in the Granulation Process
Mechanical conveyors
for internal transport processes in manufacturing and logistics companies.
Industrial filters
for thorough purification of gases from dust and fine solid particles.
Big bag loading stations
for filling big bags with loose materials.
Industrial dryers
for effective drying of loose, dusty, fine-grained materials with varying granulation.
Industrial Mixers for Bulk and Liquid Materials
for effective mixing of loose materials, powders, granules, and combining them with liquids.
Granulators
for forming loose materials into uniform and durable granules.
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