Posted by Daniel Gleeson on twenty seventh November 2024
Metso is extending its hydrometallurgy providing with the launch of OKTOP® BIOX® Reactor, an answer, it says, is right for the pre-treatment of refractory gold focus and base steel leaching.
OKTOP BIOX Reactor is a part of the Metso Plus providing (the rebranded Planet Optimistic providing) and permits enhancing oxygen mass switch to enhance vitality effectivity and course of efficiency throughout the leaching course of.
“The OKTOP BIOX Reactor supplies elevated operational effectivity with essentially the most energy-efficient agitator design obtainable for the BIOX course of,” Waldemar Olivier, Senior Course of Engineer, Gold, at Metso, stated. “The reactor incorporates a dual-pumping agitator that maximises floor aeration, growing oxygen mass switch and enhances foam entrainment again into the slurry utilizing a novel floor aeration ring. Due to its progressive design, it delivers greater than 20% vitality financial savings on agitation energy, decreasing operational prices.”
Metso says it supplies complete help from design to service for OKTOP BIOX Reactor deliveries. This contains, for instance, full course of design, mechanical ensures and check work capabilities. To help regular operational effectivity, Metso’s in-house engineering group presents correct monitoring and optimisation companies.
With over 1,200 installations globally, the modular OKTOP Reactor is trusted by industries worldwide and has constructed a wonderful status for being protected and dependable and guaranteeing constant efficiency with wonderful product high quality, in keeping with the OEM. Metso BIOX expertise boasts 14 installations which have resulted in mixed gold manufacturing of greater than 36 Moz to this point. The OKTOP BIOX Reactor incorporates a novel agitator particularly designed for this utility.
