A process that makes the industrial thermal drying process use less energy.
The Coomtech SMR method for drying the surface moisture off of bulk solids works by shearing the moisture off of the particles in a controlled turbulent airflow. When it is heated to an average of 85°C, it is best able to keep the water and particles separate. It is a lean phase process that can treat particles in less than a second. Depending on the material being dried, it can handle a range of moisture levels. It offers a unique and practical alternative to the traditional way of drying, which is to heat water until it reaches 100°C and then let it boil. The Coomtech SMR system costs less and puts out less pollution over the life of a plant because it only heats air to 85C and the air does all the work of stripping. It has a modular design that can handle anywhere from 32,000 mtpa to several hundred thousand tonnes. The plant can connect to existing systems and use low-quality waste heat sources, or it can be a remote plant that works on its own.
Positive facts about Coomtech SMR Technology
Energy costs can be cut by up to 75% from thermal drying by traditional technologies
Can cut up to 75% of the CO2 emissions versus a thermal drying plant
The system is gentle and low temperature for materials sensitive to those characteristics and tends to break up softer agglomerates sending the particle size distribution toward the finer end for most products with agglomerating tendencies.
Can save up to 75% CO2 emissions per tonne of dried material compared to various designs and levels of efficient thermal drier currently available
Water recovered in the process can be recycled or reused for example 17% removed from a tonne creates c.170kg of water
The consequence of reduced energy demand is CO2 emissions are reduced and in todays market carbon saved has a value and is rising in value in the European and in the global trading markets
Savings on OPEX and potential carbon trades mean that payback periods can be as low as 18 to 36 months for Coomtech over thermal technologies.
Video about Coomtech SMR Technology
https://player.vimeo.com/video/536833104
Coomtech SMR Technology website : https://coomtech.com/
