…has always been our objective. To this end, we design plants in a way that enables us to produce all possible valuable products at the required quality, in highest possible quantities and at the lowest possible production cost. Of course, we keep the environmental impact in mind and minimise it as far as feasible and practicable.
The combination of an innovative team and enormous experience and knowledge collected in the course of more than 65 years supporting the industry gives us the ideal prerequisites for qualified process development, optimization of processes and engineering of complete processing plants for various inorganic salts, oxides, and hydroxides. Our professional team includes two "Qualified Persons" in accordance with the internationally accepted standards (CRIRSCO, NI 43 101, JORC), who monitor, review, and release our feasibility studies and make them official documents accepted by banks and the stock exchange.
Our in-house pilot plant facilities which span over 1500 square meters enables us furthermore to test and demonstrate complete manufacturing processes at an industrial scale. Our customers and their financing partners can thus be assured that the planned processes not only work in theory, but also in practice.
• Compilation of material, quantity, and energy balances
• Detailed process description of complete process plants
• Compilation of process and piping and instrumentation diagrams in accordance with DIN 28004
• Dimensioning, specification of suitable processing equipment and machines
• Compilation of equipment and consumer lists
• 3D models and arrangement planning for complete plants/ plant sections
• Multi-discipline planning for pipeline, buildings, construction, MSR and PLS
• Concepts for operation and maintenance of the plant, HSE included
• Concepts for procurement, including possible suppliers, reference prices, and pre-selection
• Authority engineering and support of approval procedures
• Pipe planning, including specifications (pipe classes), 3D pipe model, isometric drawings, installation planning as well as fitting and valve lists
• Master and manufacturing drawings for vessels and reactors
• Specifications for insulation and corrosion protection
• Compilation of circuit diagrams and equipment, cable and consumer lists (motors, lighting, switchgear, trace heating, etc.)
• Measuring points list, as well as list and specification of the measuring instruments
• Compilation of operating manuals and operating instructions
• Compilation of HAZOP studies
Our technical centre has a size of more than of 1,500 sqm and is equipped with process technology equipment and systems that can be flexibly combined to replicate complete production processes. In our industrial scale demonstration plant, we are able to process several tons of raw materials into the desired end products.
The demonstration of complete processes in a continuous operation provides the necessary investment security to our customers and their financing partners, supplies test samples for early marketing of the planned products, and makes it possible to train and qualify our customers' employees professionally before a plant is taken into operation. Unexpected complications during commissioning can be mostly avoided in this manner.
The process technologies that can be tested in the technical centre span the range from raw materials comminution and classification processes, via mechanical separating procedures, to solar- or technical-based evaporation or crystallization procedures for complex salt brines. They also include drying and compacting of end products.
In addition to hardware in the form of equipment and systems, the technical centre also offers experienced operating and maintenance staff with comprehensive know-how and many years of experience in addition to a modern laboratory for accompanying chemical and physical evaluations.
The plants developed, planned, and implemented by us are able to turn many raw materials into valuable products for the chemical, raw-material-processing, and fertilizer industries using state-of-the-art process technology.
| PROJECT | PARTNER | COUNTRY |
|---|---|---|
| Beyondie SOP Project - 100 kt/a K2SO4 (SOP) | Kalium Lakes | Australia |
| Li2CO3 Plant Salar de Uyuni | Yacimientos de Litio Boliviano | Bolivia |
| MOP Production / South-East Sakhon-Nakhon Basin | Vietnam National Chemical Group | Vietnam |
| Danakil SOP Project | Circum Minerals Ltd | Brititsh Virgin Islands |
| Thacker Pass Lithium Project / Formerly Kings Valley Lithium Project | Western Lithium Corp. | Canada |
| York Potash Polyhalite Project | York Potash Ltd. | UK |
| Marine Chemicals Project | ARCHEAN Chemicals Private Limited | India |
Contact us for a complete list of industry- and product-specific references or take a look at our list of selected customers.
Deputy Head of department
Process development
Additional qualification:
FIMMM (Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining)
Secretary
Sina Udala
Tel: +49 (0)3632 610 111
Fax: +49 (0)3632 610 105
Sina.Udala(at)k-utec.de
