Introduction: Why Granular Fertilizer
– Application of fertilizers in the past
– Growth in Fertilizer consumption
– Importance of the use of SSP in the production of flagships in agriculture – Soja, Brazil.
– Granulation with water and steam.
– Agglomeration process
– Granulation Process
– Control of liquid phase chemical reactions / temperature and steam pressure / amount of water and steam added
– Mixing, reaction, consolidation and drying areas
– Granulator exhaust / steam condensation
– Internal rubber granulator panels
– Layered agglomeration, onion skin
– Integration between the formulation and the operator
– PDD
– Granulator
– Dryer
– Cooler
– Cyclones
– Sieves
– Mills
– Application mechanism
– Unit flowchart
– Granulation Theories
– Raw material
– Factors
– Process
– Sequence of operations
– Controls