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Outotec has carried out successful research and test work in Frankfurt for decades, as former Outokumpu Technology and Lurgi Metallurgie. The company performs various tests with customers' feed materials to demonstrate the performance of a particular application or raw material and to optimise the operating window. Process simulations (steady state & dynamic calculations) and mathematical modelling belong to our tools used in process development.
The activities of the Frankfurt Research Center cover:
- Improvement of proprietary and licensed processes
- Development of design and scale up criteria
- Plant scales
- Development of new processes
 Main equipment in pilot scale in Frankfurt
Outotec is leading the way in fluid bed technologies with respect to variability and versatility, number of applications, throughputs and innovation. Fluidized bed technology is used in ferrous metals processing (direct reduction of iron ores), in calcination of alumina and other materials, as well as in roasting of zinc, gold ores and other materials. Outotec has been testing and developing all these applications. Results are verified through tests done in industrial plants. Long record of successful cooperation and partnership with customers has resulted in many nowadays standard industrial processes such as:
- Alumina calcination and gold ore roasting in circulating fluid bed
- Bubbling bed application for zinc and pyrite roasting
- Double catalysis in sulfuric acid production etc.
Areas of expertise
In addition, the R&D activities include agglomeration technology.
Outotec GmbH, R&D Center
Address: Gwinnerstrasse 27-33
60388 Frankfurt
Phone: +49 69 4011 564 or +49 6171 9693 255
Contact: Dr. Nikola Anastasijevic
E-mail: nikola.anastasijevic(at)outotec.com
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