Best Practice
Special needs require special solutions
Non-destructive cleaning
12 weeks
1Technical assessment including a site visit
2Commercial offer + metal forecast
3Site safety induction
4Set up of technical cleaning equipment & tooling
5Cleaning of boiler
6Cleaning of exchanger(s)
7Collection of PGM bearing wash water
8Filter pressing of wash water and acid solution
9Packing of PGM bearing filter cake in suitable drums
10Sealed drums made ready for shipping to refinery
11Incineration of cleaning residues
12Sampling & Assaying of cleaning residues
13Metals refining & fine metals provision
Destructive cleaning
16 weeks
1Technical assessment including a site visit
2Commercial offer + metal forecast
3Onsite size reduction cutting (if necessary)
4Export + Logistics
5Final size reduction cutting
6Leaching of cut to size pieces
7High pressure rinse after leaching
8Collection of PGM bearing wash water
9Filter pressing of wash water and acid solution
10Packing of sludge in suitable drums
11Sealed drums ready for shipping to refinery
12Incineration
13Sampling Assaying
14Metals transfer
Purchase (destructive
4 weeks
1Technical assessment including a site visit
2Commercial offer
3Payment of commercially agreed amount in EURO/USD or transfer of metals
4Disassembly of plant components
5Pick up of plant components by PGMT logistics
Purchase (non-destructive)
4 weeks
1Technical assessment including a site visit
2Commercial offer
3Site safety induction
4Set up of technical cleaning equipment & tooling
5Cleaning of boiler
6Cleaning of exchanger(s)
7Collection of PGM bearing wash water
8Filter pressing of wash water and acid solution
9Taking filter cake/cleaning residues in suitable drums for logistics
10Payment of commercially agreed amount in EURO/USD or transfer of metals