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The control of environmental pollution represents, nowadays, a great concern in several market segments, mainly in industrial processes that generate dust, whether in handling or in production operations. This dust, when emitted to the atmosphere in a disorderly way and in great concentration, harms the health of workers, accelerates the ...

In facilities prepared for the receipt of bulk solids by road or railway, the dust generation process begins as soon as the trucks or wagons arrive, which, when unloading the products in the hoppers, produce a huge cloud of dust that causes a harmful environmental impact, creating unhealthy conditions and causing serious damage to health, damaging ...

It is up to the Environmental Control engineering to find the appropriate solution so that the safety limits are respected, providing adequate environmental conditions.

In recent years, the harvest of agricultural products such as soybeans and corn, in addition to the production of sugar and other inputs, has increased considerably. ...

Due to their polluting potential, hoppers with unloading by grabs, exposed to the wind, can be highly harmful to the environment.

In this article, we will deal with the critical features of this class of equipment with regard to its environmental liability.

The main problem to be considered is the typical configuration of this type ...

Conveyor belts are commonly used in port plants and industrial facilities to transport coarse and fine solids between different areas of the facility. However, depending on the size of the plant, it is not always possible to use only one belt. If the path changes direction, several conveyor belts are required along the path.

When this occurs, ...

Ventilation in confined spaces consists of the directed handling of air in calculated quantities in order to improve the environment conditions. With this, the concentrations of gases, vapors and particles in suspension are controlled, in addition to the heat generated by the equipment and, in certain cases, the humidity of the air.

This ...

The efficiency of an suction system is evaluated by two distinct aspects.

The first aspect is the correct air flow in the dust collection process, from the point of particulate emission to the separator. This calculation needs to be exact, allowing the process to be as efficient as possible.

The second factor to be analyzed is the ...

The main feature of Compact Filters used in solid bulk handling systems is the fact that they aspirate the particulate material directly onto the source that generates dust.

With this, the unloading of the collected material is carried out at the same point as the collection, which eliminates the need for fans and the inconvenient piping ...