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Safe Handling and Conveying Solutions for Delicate Battery Chemicals
Kopar provides reliable solutions for handling, transporting, and dosing battery chemicals such as lithium and cathode active materials. Clean handling is essential for both safety and ensuring product quality.
The growth of the battery industry and the electrification of vechiles present new opportunities for a more sustainable future while emphasising the importance of the responsible use of natural resources. These goals can be supported with the right material handling solutions.
The handling and transportation of fine NMC (nickel, manganese, cobalt) materials and lithium hydroxides and oxides require exceptional precision and cleanliness to eliminate the risk of contamination and maintain the high quality of the minerals.
Kopar's innovative solutions minimise environmental impact, maximise process performance, and support sustainability throughout the production chain. Our advanced approach positions us as a leader in sustainable technologies in the industry.
Our material handling solutions include pneumatic and mechanical conveyor systems, storage and dosing solutions, as well as dust removal, filtration, and screening systems. Enclosed systems ensure that even the most sensitive materials are handled cleanly and reliably. Our delivery scope often includes silos and tanks, both pressurised and non-pressurised.
Whether it's the safe transport of fine powders, precise dosing, efficient cooling, or the utilisation of recycled materials, our solutions guarantee maximum performance, reliability, and safety.
Kopar's mechanical conveyors are designed to withstand the demanding conditions of battery chemical handling. These conveyors can transport a variety of materials, including NMC materials (nickel-manganese-cobalt), lithium hydroxide and oxide, and beta-spodumene. Mechanical conveyor solutions are also ideal for transporting carbon used in anode material production.
Kopar's conveyors are built using carefully selected materials that do not react with chemicals or cause contamination. Their precise engineering and resistance ensure efficient, safe, and high-quality material handling throughout the production process.
Kopar's pneumatic conveying systems provide a closed, contamination-free These systems are particularly suitable for fine and reactive materials, including NMC materials, lithium hydroxide and oxide, iron phosphate (LFP), sodium-ion battery electrolytes, and beta-spodumene.
Our pulse dense phase uses nitrogen as the conveying medium, preventing oxidation and moisture buildup. Additionally, our systems include fewer valves and moving parts, reducing the risk of failure and contamination while minimising maintenance needs.
All conveying pipelines and components are made from materials that do not react with the transported chemicals, ensuring a consistent final product and a reliable production process.
Cooling is particularly important in handling anode materials such as carbon, where high temperatures can impact process safety.
Kopar's cooling solutions provide reliable and efficient temperature control while improving process energy efficiency. These systems can be adapted to various production processes and materials, offering flexible solutions to ensure safe material handling.
Precise and contamination-free dosing is essential in the battery industry's complex processes, where cleanliness requirements are extremely strict. Kopar's multi-screw feeders are specifically designed for the clean and precise handling of lithium and sodium-ion battery active materials, NMC materials, lithium compounds, and iron phosphate (LFP).
The accuracy of multi-screw dosing ensures that even the most sensitive and challenging materials are handled consistently and without impurities, meeting the strictest quality standards of the battery industry.
Our systems are designed to minimise material waste and improve process control, increasing production efficiency and cost savings.
Storage systems are crucial for battery industry processes. Tight rotary feeders and valves, such as cupola valves, ensure closed material transfer, preventing contamination and minimumsing material loss. These systems provide high performance and guarantee that battery industry processes meet the strictest quality and safety requirements.
Kopar's Expertise in Battery Chemical Plants
Kopar's expertise in bulk material handling and process optimisation addresses critical challenges in the battery industry, such as sustainability, cost efficiency, and scalability.
We specialise in handling cathode active materials essential for battery production, such as fine hydroxide and oxide powders. We are proud to play an active role in Europe's first gigafactory in this sector. Our commitment is to advance the battery industry towards greater efficiency and environmental responsibility.
A typical Kopar solution for the battery industry includes:
- Pneumatic conveying systems for ultra-fine powders, ensuring minimal contamination
- Mechanical conveyors for efficient material transport
- Screw feeders, rotary feeders, and cupola valves
- Silos and silo accessories for safe storage
- Air mixers for precise material blending
- Pilot testing equipment to study the behaviour of transported chemicals
- Comprehensive project management
Key Benefits:
- NMC materials and factory environments remain clean, eliminating contamination risks
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Lithium Hydroxide Processing and Refining
The handling and dosing of lithium hydroxide (LiOH) from crystallisation to packaging require extreme precision and purity. Kopar's solutions are designed to meet these challenges, ensuring safe material handling without the risk of contamination.
Kopar's lithium hydroxide handling solution includes:
- Pneumatic conveying systems: Utilising pulse dense phase with nitrogen as the conveying gas. The system includes precisely selected components that ensure material purity and high quality.
- Storage silos with Kopar EMJET filters: silos and their accessories are kept under a nitrogen atmosphere, preventing oxidation and ensuring safety.
- Rotary feeders: an efficient and safe dosing solution for large quantities of material.
- Sampling devices: quality assurance throughout the handling process.
Kopar's solutions, with their accuracy, use of nitrogen gas as a conveying medium, and features that maintain material purity, are ideal for handling lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LiOH-H₂O). Our innovative approach ensures efficiency, safety, and the highest possible product quality.
Sibanye-Stillwater's Keliber Lithium Project
Kopar's solutions, with their accuracy, use of nitrogen gas as a conveying medium, and features that maintain material purity, are ideal for handling lithium hydroxide monohydrate (LiOH-H₂O). Our innovative approach ensures efficiency, safety, and the highest possible product quality.
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