Applications

Many industries are moving to submerged combustion technology to replace their existing liquid heating or evaporation systems. SubCom delivers greatly reduced operational costs in a number of areas, compliance with stringent emissions regulations, and short payback periods.

 

 

 

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Well suited for any industrial process that requires solution evaporation, or heating of large quantities of difficult-to-heat liquids / slurries or process waters.
Mining Industry
  • Copper, gold and other heap leach raffinates and lixiviants
  • SX/EW solutions
  • Mine decommissioning processes
  • Brine solutions for potash and salt mines
  • Iron ore concentrate slurries
  • Calcium chloride and copper sulphate concentration

Natural Gas Industry

  • Produced water (flowback water) evaporation
  • LNG and other cryogenic gas vaporization

Oil Sands Industry

  • Oil sand slurry hydrotransport

Wastewater Treatment

  • Sludge pasteurization
  • Effluent holding and treatment ponds

Lumber Industry

  • Plywood and veneer log ponds and conditioning chests

Other

  • Acid baths
  • Aggregate wash plants
  • Carpet and fabric manufacturing
  • Industrial process waters
submerged combustion iodine brine heating system
94% efficient 15MM BTU/h brine heating system for iodine recovery in Chile

Two 93% efficient 10 MM BTU/h heap leach raffinate heaters at a copper mine in Chile
submerged combustion potash brine heating system
98% efficient 130 MM BTU/h floating brine solution heating system at a potash mine in Canada
submerged combustion iron ore concentrate slurry heating system
95% efficient 58 MM BTU/h iron ore concentrate slurry heating system at an integrated steel mill in Mexico
submerged combustion technical video presentation
submerged combustion industrial liquid heating and evaporation