Innovation
Tenova Turbulent Technologies Mixing System is a new mixing technology which enables significant reduction of entrainment levels without changing the process flow. It can be easily retrofitted to most existing mixer settlers or installed in new SX plants.
Unique capabilities:
- Creates uniform dispersion in the mixing tank (avoiding formation of small droplets)
- Predictable and controlled drop size distribution as a function of the mixing regime, allowing process optimization
- Increase throughput while maintaining optimum mixing conditions
- Increased throughput with no increase in entrainments
The main advantages of this technology are the reduction of entrainment of expensive extractants, the organic contamination in the product stream, the aqueous contamination in the loaded organic stream, the ecological impact of organics in the raffinate stream, and the operation and maintenance costs.
Furthermore, it enables increased settling flux and eliminates the need for after-settlers.