Water treatment, recovery & moisture control
Treat, recover and reuse process water with the right chemistry
SNF specialty chemicals for water treatment, water recovery, slurry handling and moisture control in steel, cement and mining.
Process water and moisture are linked problems. Wet, sticky ore hangs up in chutes and loses value in transport, thickeners that settle slowly send water to tailings instead of back to the plant, and every cubic metre not recovered has to be bought again. Getting the chemistry right moves all of them at once.
We supply SNF Water Science, a global leader in water-soluble polymers, matched to your material, your circuit and your site rather than sold as a single all-purpose product. That includes high-efficiency flocculants and coagulants, and Super Absorbent Polymer (SAP) for moisture control in bulk materials.
Drier
free-flowing bulk material
Lower
chemical consumption
Higher
water recovery
Less
spillage and carry-back
Delivered with
SNF Water Science
Water treatment & moisture chemistry
About the partnerWhat we supply
Water Solutions range
Flocculants & Coagulants
High-efficiency chemistry for thickeners, clarifiers, tailings and effluent, with reduced chemical consumption.
Super Absorbent Polymer (SAP)
Moisture control for iron ore, coal and bulk minerals: drier, free-flowing material with less spillage and adherence.
Water Recovery
Closed-loop process water and tailings reuse to cut fresh water draw.
Thickeners & Tailings
High and ultra-high molecular weight flocculants for faster settling, denser underflow and safer tailings.
Slurry Handling & Dewatering
Filter press and centrifuge cake dryness and slurry flow improvement.
By sector
How it applies on your site
Steel
Gas cleaning water, mill scale sludge and wet iron ore all need the right chemistry: to keep the recycle loop closed and the raw material flowing.
- Gas cleaning and scrubber water treatment
- Mill scale and sludge dewatering
- Iron ore moisture control with SAP
- Cooling water recycling
Cement
Quarry dewatering, wash water and site runoff carry high solids loads. Coagulant and flocculant dosing turns settling ponds from a holding area into an actual treatment step.
- Quarry dewatering and runoff treatment
- Wash water recycling
- Settling pond performance
- Solids handling and cake dryness
Mining
Thickener performance decides both water recovery and tailings density, and wet ore and coal add handling losses on top.
- Thickener flocculation and water recovery
- Tailings densification
- Coal and iron ore moisture reduction with SAP
- Process water closed-loop reuse
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Send us the application. We will come back with a specification, a campaign estimate and the cost per tonne handled.