Exceptional Purity Levels for Sustainable Construction Materials
A pioneering company specializing in the development and manufacturing of equipment for the recycling industry has launched an innovative project in the Netherlands. The goal was to process burned soil as a valuable supplement for building materials. This challenging application, primarily involving dust and ash from burned solids like earth and sand, requires ultra-fine screening at 60 μm (230 Mesh) with highest purity demands.
Soil is burned to eliminate harmful organic contaminants, pathogens, and invasive species, which otherwise render the soil unsuitable for construction purposes. By eliminating these impurities, the recycling industry transforms this cleaned soil into a valuable, sustainable raw material for building applications, contributing to a circular economy and meeting high environmental and safety standards.
To realize this transformation, the facility was designed to achieve high-precision separation with a throughput of 20 t/h. The fine grain size, along with the abrasive and corrosive nature of the material, and temperatures reaching up to 200°C, required advanced solutions. RHEWUM’s extensive screening trials proved successful, delivering machinery that achieves product purity of nearly