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