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Executive Board
of K-UTEC AG
Salt Technologies
Contacts
Executive Director
Dr. Heiner Marx
Telefon +49 (0) 3632.610100
heiner.marx@k-utec.de
Executive Director
Dr. Volker Asemann
Telefon +49 (0) 3632.610101
volker.asemann@k-utec.de
Secretary
Christiane Lcke
Telefon +49 (0) 3632.610102
christiane.luecke@k-utec.de
Range of services
Department of
Chemical and Physical
Engineering
Ansprechpartner
Department of
Chemical and Physical Engineering
Dipl.-Chem. Stephan Kaps
Telefon +49 (0) 3632.610 110
stephan.kaps@k-utec.de
Range of services Selected Customers
Process development for the production Plant design, assistance with construction National International
of fertilisers and industrial salts and commissioning DEUSA International GmbH Sinohydro Mining Corp., Peoples Republic of China
Raw materials Description of plant functions, measuring and control functions, K+S KALI GmbH Sinochem Corp., Peoples Republic of China
and automated processes
Mined rock salts (marine evaporite), industrial salt EBNER GmbH & Co. KG Archean Chemical Industries Pvt. Ltd., Republic of India
crystallisation, natural brine, bittern, seawater Description of machinery and equipment
ERCOSPLAN Ingenieurbro Anlagentechnik GmbH Cementos Pacasmayo, Republic of Peru
Solutions from brine extraction List of fittings
Xstrata Zink GmbH Salmueras Sudamericanas S. A., Republic of Peru
Suitable waste water, refuse Preparation of tender documents
MSE - Magnesium Solutions Europe GmbH Cleveland Potash Ltd.,
Products Project control / project management United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Maschinenfabrik Kppern GmbH
Potassium chloride and potassium sulphate as fertiliser or Monitoring of commissioning ICL Fertilizers, State of Israel
industrial salt (sylvite, MOP, KCl99, SOP)
Performance tests ICL Fertilizers Iberpotash s.a., Kingdom of Spain
Potassium and magnesium salts
Training and instruction for customer staff Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.,
Magnesium compounds (MDH, CCM, DBM) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Sodium chloride, sodium sulphate Technical equipment The Bangchak Petroleum Publik Company Ltd.,
Kingdom of Thailand
Calcium carbonate, calcium sulphate Jaw crushers, roll mill, disc mill, impact mill, sieves
ALKIM ALKALI Kimya Anonim Sirketi, Republic of Turkey
Aluminium hydroxide, aluminium oxide, alum, aluminate Stirring reactors of various sizes with double shells and with
different fittings (loop reactors) Salinen Austria AG, Republic of Austria
Boric acid, pentaborate, borax
Evaporation plant Quiborax S.A., Republic of Chile
Lithium salts
Vacuum cooling system IMIDRO, Islamic Republic of Iran
Extraction of reusable materials from waste Solar pond simulation NEDMAG Industries, Netherlands
Recycling process for the recovery of: Flotation cell VARTA AG - European Portable Battery Association,
Federal Republic of Germany/ Swiss Confederation
Nickel-cobalt mixtures and rare earths from scrap NiMH Thickeners, purifying funnel, band filter or centrifuge
batteries TATA - Chemicals Ltd., Republic of India
Roller compactor, granulating drum, pan granulator, mixer
Nickel and chromium from hydroxide sludge Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd., Commonwealth of Australia
ESTA (electrostatic separator), magnetic separator
Potassium from spent electrolytes in the electrolysis of Hatch, Canada
magnesium
Societe Chimique Alkhimia, Republic of Tunisia
Magnesium dross
Range of services
We want to know precisely, very precisely Salt analysis and mineralogy Environmental and mineral analysis
As only exact knowledge about the materials creates the foundation of well grounded decisions Salt analysis Analysis of complex matrices and mixtures of substances
for processes, technology and investment. In the laboratories of K-UTEC AG solid and liquid samples
All types of salts and minerals Analysis of main components using wet chemical process
are analysed and evaluated, chemically and mineralogical, for customers from all over the world,
specifically for salt chemistry and waste analytics. Also incorporated in this field of work is the Salts of natural and industrial origin Routine trace analysis for inorganic parameters
analysis of underground gas samples, as well as finding solutions to complex, analytical questions in
Analysis of lyes and concentrated salt solutions Routine trace analysis for organic parameters
the area of method development and validation. The reliability of our testing methods is guaranteed
by regular audits in accordance with DIN EN ISO 17025. Mineral analysis Equipment and methods
Salts of saline origin ICP-AES, AAS, ion chromatography, voltammetry, GCMS, GC,
HPLC, XRF, XRD
If technology no longer helps Salts from industrial processes
Sampling of solid, liquid and gaseous substances
Then experience is the only answer. The determination of the actual mineralogical compound of Products from the processing of saline salts
a sample can often only be identified with the help of microscopy, which also supports the X-ray Testing for heavy metals, sum parameters
Industrial crystalline waste (e.g. filter dust)
diffraction phase analysis. And with mineral elements of less than 1% a high degree of experience (TOC, EOX/AOX, COD/BOD, TNb),
and expert knowledge is just as important. Equipment and methods organic matter (PAC, PCB, VOHC, BTEX, OHC), etc.
At K-UTEC we have both. ICP-AES, AAS, elemental analyser XRF, XRD
Ion chromatography
Mineralogical analysis with X-ray diffractometer, polarising,
phase contrast and stereo microscopes
Department of
Chemical and Physical
Analytics
Contacts
Laboratory
Dr. Dipl.-Chem. Oliver Braun
Telefon +49 (0) 3632.610154
oliver.braun@k-utec.de
Mineralogy|Microscopy
Dr. Dipl.-Krist. Joachim Schaal
Telefon +49 (0) 3632.610152
joachim.schaal@k-utec.de
Waste Management and Backfilling
Dipl.-Chem. Dittmar Lack
Telefon +49 (0) 3632.610142
dittmar.lack@k-utec.de
Range of services Selected Customers
When a mines productive life is at an end Suitability testing of industrial waste for Formulation development for mining mor-
it is usually a long time before the follow-up work is fully completed. As well as recultivating the backfilling and landfill tar, backfill and dam construction materials
areas and slag heaps above ground, and sealing shafts, an important issue is to secure underground
Expert reports Formulations for backfilling materials for hydraulic and
cavities to avoid the risk of gradual or sudden subsidence of the surface. In such cases, the cavities
mechanical processes
are filled with backfill, material either from the mine itself or elsewhere. The Disposal and Backfilling Mine suitability reports for the recycling of industrial waste as
(hydraulic, pump, drop and big-bag backfilling)
Material Technology department assists the operators of backfill mines or successor companies, backfill material
and also operators of active mines with backfilling obligations or backfilling operations, to increase Preparation of processing technology parameters
Expert evaluation of waste for storage in an underground
the use of deposits with a comprehensive range of services relating to formulation development,
landfill Proof of the structural suitability of waste and backfill materials
testing the minability of waste material, process development of backfilling material.
Preparation of the necessary documents to apply for approvals Proof of host rock tolerance
for backfill materials pursuant to Art. 4 Health Protection in
Evaluation and investigation of gas emission performance
Special problems call for individual solutions. Mining Regulation (GesBergV)
Mortar systems based on different saline solutions
In particular, this applies to mining in saline horizons. Standard construction materials, for example Consultancy and general services
and binding agents (with a focus on MgO)
based on cement or gypsum, fall down here because of their limited or total lack of stability
Advising on mine backfills and underground landfills with
under a very wide range of saline conditions. In addition, the construction materials used must Particle-free supersaturated saline solutions and salt hydrate
regard to the safe recycling and disposal of waste
be compatible with the mineral salt outcrops and should not damage the latter during installation melt as injection media
or in their hardened state The Construction Materials unit within the specialist department for Long-term proofs of safety for the storage of chemotoxic waste
Dam construction materials with and without expansion
Disposal and Filling Material Technology develops and supplies special construction materials for in salt rock
properties
civil engineering applications and solution mining in line with the requirements of the disposal
Assessing the nature of the waste
site concerned for dam constructions, flow barriers, shaft seals, injection work, temporary or Construction materials with deposit character as advance
permanent sealing of bore holes, and other construction and protective measures. Preparation of safety data sheets, operating instructions working elements for dam construction sites
Classification of waste in accordance with the German
Regulation on Hazardous Substances (Gefahrstoffverordnung)
Environmental impact assessments
Department for
disposal and filling
material technology
Contact
Disposal and Filling Material
Dipl.-Chem. Dittmar Lack
Telefon +49 (0) 3632.610142
Mobil +49 (0) 160.7882516
dittmar.lack@k-utec.de
Range of services Selected Customers
Process development and plant design Backfill and construction material National International
Recycling of waste material, either from the mine itself or testing laboratory DMT GmbH & Co. KG Akzo Nobel Industrial Chemicals B.V., Netherlands
elsewhere, in mines and caverns (hydraulic and pump backfill),
Focus areas of testing GTS Grube Teutschenthal Sicherungs GmbH & Co. KG Cleveland Potash Ltd.,
as well as waste in drop and big-bag backfilling
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Particle size distribution using sieving, laser particle analysis and GSES - Glckauf Sondershausen Entwicklungs- und
Manufacture of backfill products and granulated and
photo-optical particle analysis Sicherungsgesellschaft mbH Sinohydro Mining Corp., Democratic Peoples Republic of Laos
compacted backfill materials
True, gross, bulk and tapped density, density of liquids, IBeWa - Ingenieurgesellschaft fr Bergbau, Wasser- und CIMM Chilean Research Center for Mining and Metallurgy,
Basic engineering
Proctor density Deponietechnik Wilsnack& Partner Republic of Chile
Preparation of application documents for environmental
Pressure and tensile strength testing IfG - Institut fr Gebirgsmechanik GmbH
approval process
Measurement of elasticity modulus K+S Entsorgung GmbH
Support with environmental approval process
Pressure compaction behaviour MINERALplus GmbH
Technological assistance with the commissioning of backfilling
(accelerated and extended time tests)
plants Minex GmbH
Oedometric test, setting behaviour, swelling and
Concepts for erecting sealing structures in the saline formation MMG Mitteldeutsche MONTAN GmbH
shrinkage behaviour
Planning, support and monitoring of dam structures NDH Entsorgungsbetreibergesellschaft mbH
Rheological measurements (viscosity, flow characteristics)
Styromagnesit Steirische Magnesitindustrie GmbH
Measurements on the pump test rig (pipe viscometers)
Wacker Chemie AG Salzbergwerk Stetten
Determination of gas emissions (quality, quantity)
Bauhaus-University Weimar
Thermal analysis (DTG, DSC)
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus
Climatic tests
University of Applied Sciences Nordhausen
Abrasion measurements on granulates
Ruhr University of Bochum
Static strength of individual grains
Freiburg University of Mining and Technology
Clausthal University of Technology
University of Leipzig
MUEG - Mitteldeutsche Umwelt- und Entsorgung GmbH
Zimmermann Sonderabfallentsorgung
und Verwertung GmbH & Co. KG
Range of services
Better safe than sorry Investigation and project evaluation Mine planning and consulting
This proverb has a very special relevance in the field of mining. The risks to miners from the Exploration Mine planning
surrounding rock mass, and also the risks for investments in mine workings and equipment, are
Planning of exploratory measures Planning for underground and solution mining
often serious and difficult to foresee. The field of geomechanics creates a basis for determining
the geomechanical status of mine workings. Complex status analyses for the rock are prepared Geological and hydrogeological tests Extraction planning and dimensioning
and continually updated, based on data derived from technical measurements (e.g. rock stresses,
Feasibility studies Planning of backfill measures
lateral strains on pillars, seismic monitoring, backfill quality tests, etc.) and incorporating customer
data (e.g. occurrences of surface subsidence, geological fissures, etc.). In addition, answers are also Geological modelling and reserve estimates Planning the recycling of mine waste and industrial waste
found to unique issues relating to rock mechanics in the saline formation. (underground backfill)
CAPEX/OPEX cost estimates for underground and solution
mining, and processing of rock salt Planning of backfill and pillar deconstruction measures
Like a Swiss army knife Environmental impact assessments Planning of underground landfills
The Mining department has just about as many functions and applications as a Swiss army knife: Project evaluations Consulting
there are many different tasks and projects extending to the four corners of the globe: deposit
Technical and economic assessments for greenfield and Geotechnical monitoring and support
modelling, mine planning steps for underground extraction operations or for solution mining,
brownfield projects
maintenance concepts for abandoned mines, including securing of abandoned shafts, technical Geological investigation and analysis
feasibility studies with varying degrees of detail, with CAPEX/OPEX cost calculations, production Risk assessments
Geomechanical expert reports, verification of stability
of customised measurement technology for solution mining, geological mapping, and much more
Profitability studies
besides. Evidence protection process
Backfill evaluation for underground backfills and underground
landfills
Concept and implementation planning for sealing structures in
shafts and drifts
Risk assessments for montane gases and influent solutions
Department of
Geomechanics and Mining
Contacts
Geotechnics/Geomechanics
Dr.-Ing. Axel Stubert
Telefon +49 (0) 3632.610170
axel.staeubert@k-utec.de
International Mining
Dr.-Ing. Thomas Fli
Telefon +49 (0) 3632.610186
thomas.fliss@k-utec.de
Geology
Dipl.-Geol. Anne Allendorf-Schicht
Telefon +49 (0) 3632.610184
anne.allendorf-schicht@k-utec.de
Range of services Selected Customers
Department of
Geophysics
Contacts
Geophysical Monitoring
Dipl.-Geophys. Astrid Gessert
Telefon +49 (0) 3632.610172
astrid.gessert@k-utec.de
Geophysical Investigation
Dipl.-Geophys. Thomas Schicht
Telefon +49 (0) 3632.610187
thomas.schicht@k-utec.de
Range of services Selected Customers