SMI® Evaporation for Mining, Oil and Gas, and Wastewater Industries

Evaporation for the Mining Industry

SMI Evaporative Solutions has served the mining industry for over 20 years. The popular SMI 320 and the new SMI 420 Evaporators are frequently used in the mining industry due to their durability, industrial construction, insensitivity to dirty wastewater and flexibility.

Below are some of the most common applications:

Evaporation of low pH water from heap leach facility

Management of process water at large tailings pond

Removal of water from ultra high solids (120,000 TDS) water pond at uranium mine to accelerate closure

Evaporation for the Oil and Gas Industry

Use of SMI evaporation systems in the oil and gas industry has grown very rapidly in recent years. Below are some of the applications:

Acceleration of evaporation from ponds for central water disposal facility

Increased capacity of current evaporation ponds to manage CBM gas and subsequent water production

Management of produced water at large tailings pond

Evaporation for the Wastewater Industry

SMI evaporation products and services are used in a wide variety of applications in the wastewater industry.

Below are some of the applications:

Water reduction in waste water evaporation pond for soybean processing facility.

Water reduction in waste water for sugar beet processor

Increased capacity for land application for small town waste water treatment plant

Water management of run off and process water at lumber sawmill pond

Water management of low pH water at corn processing plant

20 evaporator installation to manage large water discharge pond at power plant

Elimination of water from dye processing plant

Deciding which type of evaporator and water supply, automation level and system design is best for you is dependent upon your site conditions and upon your preference in operating the system at your site. For a custom design solution, call SMI today.

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