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| Briquetting (agglomerates, briquettes, compacts, ... ), and compaction-granulation (granules) processes are technologies of particle size enlargment using a dry process in which dusts or powders are formed into shapes. |
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| A technical solution |
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 Obtain products of the same size, volume and weight: an agglomerate/a compact can represent the exact dose required in a process.
Obtain a specified and constant product size-range
Reduce the volume of a powder
Stabilize mixtures of powders: during handling and transport, the heterogeneous mixtures of particles lose their uniformity because of the variation in density, shape and size of the particles. The problems of segregation disappear.
Improve the flowability of the powders, thus preventing problems of feed, dosage or packaging.
Improve the compactability of some powders.
Eliminate the problems of dust generation during handling
Control the hardness and strength of products
Control the dispersion rate of granules
Solve the problems of powder caking during storage. |
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| A commercial solution - Marketing |
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Increase the sales appeal of a product
Facilitate dosage use: an agglomerate can represent the exact dose required in a process for ease of exact dosage. |
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| An environmental solution |
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Recycle industrial waste
Recycle beneficiated dust in an industrial process
Eliminate pollution problems caused by airborne dust : air and ground pollution. |
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| An economical solution |
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| Replace the wet process of agglomeration involving costly drying and binder addition techniques
Allow more flexibility in the choice of raw materials purchased at the most attractive price (compound fertilizers)
Adapt easily and quickly to a wider range of mixed fertilizer formulas
Granule products that cannot be granulated by means of other techniques (wet process)
Upgrade by-products
Reduce the packing, storage and transport costs thanks to a volume reduction and higher density of the product
Avoid loss of product in dust form.
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