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Dust Control
Maximizing the Impact of Water to Knock Down Dust
At Nalco Water, we understand that dust can create serious health and environmental issues for your mining operation. Without the proper dust control solution, challenges with dust can strain your bottom-line results. Nalco Water offers a comprehensive line of dust suppression additives including foam dust control, surface tension reducers, binders, tackifiers, and humectants.
By offering a diverse portfolio of dust control solutions, Nalco Water can effectively partner with you to address your dust control needs. Whether you are looking for solutions for your conveyer system, haul road, transfer point, or other application point, Nalco Water can deliver an approach that combines the proper equipment and optimized chemistry to help you knock down dust and get back to your day-to-day productions.
Better Dust Control – Safer Mining
Dust control is one of the most pervasive issues at mine sites and processing plants, where large volumes of material handling can create health, safety and environmental concerns. While water sprays are often used to help manage dust, this method is largely ineffective as water droplets are too large to effectively keep bulk solids wet.
Nalco Water helps enhance dust control by:
- Using advanced surfactant chemistry to optimize water surface tension and create smaller droplets for improved material coverage
- Offering foam dust control solutions that expand water coverage to support effective dust suppression with lower water usage
- Leveraging a global network of experts to deliver locally informed insights that reflect regional conditions and site‑specific operational challenges
- Applying solutions across key application areas such as conveyors, transfer points and material handling zones
Dust Control Success Stories
Controlling Dust and Saving Money – Nalco Water’s AKJ DustFoam™ Program Delivers Results for Coal Company
A US-based coal company was experiencing Btu penalties on their final coal product because it was not dry enough during winter months. The company turned to Nalco Water's AKJ for a solution that would help minimize water use for dust control purposes, and also help control the moisture levels of the treated coal. AKJ installed a Dust Foam system that helped reduce the moisture level of the treated strip coal by 20%. Download the case study below to learn more.
Nalco Water's HAULAGE-DC™ Road Dust Control Helps Iron Ore Mine Reduce Dust, Fuel, and Water Use
A large iron ore operation experienced high-levels of dust and low visibility on haul roads during dry months. The mine turned to Nalco Water to partner on a solution that would help them achieve better, safer results and reduce the cost of treatment compared to a water-only mining dust suppression approach. With the implementation of HAUALGE-DC dust control technology, Nalco Water helped the mine reduce the need for spray trucks by 77%, which saved significant water, energy, and cost, while still improving the condition of the treated road. Download the case study below to learn more.
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