Global resource recovery company Veolia Water Technologies, Aubervilliers, France, said on Oct. 16 it will provide a processing plant integrating its HPD crystallization systems to Alkimia Group’s new 25,000 mt/y MAP plant in Gabes, Tunisia.
Veolia said it designed a circuit to process MAP and DAP solution through a double crystallization sequence using its technology, which allows for minimizing the waste purge and achieving higher production yields. The production line includes solid-liquid centrifugal separation, drying, cooling, and screening systems to deliver a product with a large crystal size that has maximum purity and solubility.
“We are pleased to help Alkimia diversify its product portfolio into higher-value products,” said Jim Brown, CEO of Veolia Water Technologies Americas. “This project at Gabes reflects the confidence of leading MAP producers in Veolia’s crystallization knowhow to deliver fully-soluble phosphorus fertilizers to a market hungry for sustaining crop yields amid increased water scarcity.”
Veolia Process Engineer Sana Boulabiar, who specializes in the design of the company’s N, P, and K fertilizer systems, will be speaking at the Green Markets Specialty Summit 2019 on Dec. 12 in New Orleans.