Attrition Cell Scrubbers
PHOENIX Attrition Cell Scrubbers deagglomerate raw material and remove surface contaminants from sand and other granular materials to ensure the production of consistently graded material. Using a high level of agitation per unit volume, our scrubbers utilize particle to particle interaction to scrub and break down the slurry slimes to maximize recovery rates.
Attrition Cell Scrubbers are responsible for liberating deleterious materials. How does this work? Paddles within the scrubbers create a high shear environment subjecting the feed to high velocity axial and radial motion. This motion creates a suspension of particles within the tank, ensuring the cleaning of all materials. In a sand washing plant, removing impurities on the ore surface by dispersing the slime in the sand can create conditions for subsequent mineral processing and is an important part of the sand production line.
PHOENIX Attrition Cell Scrubbers feature a compact design, robust construction, high throughputs with efficient slurry mixing, and deliver factory assembled for ease of installation and relocation.
Attrition Cell Scrubbers are responsible for liberating deleterious materials. How does this work? Paddles within the scrubbers create a high shear environment subjecting the feed to high velocity axial and radial motion. This motion creates a suspension of particles within the tank, ensuring the cleaning of all materials. In a sand washing plant, removing impurities on the ore surface by dispersing the slime in the sand can create conditions for subsequent mineral processing and is an important part of the sand production line.
PHOENIX Attrition Cell Scrubbers feature a compact design, robust construction, high throughputs with efficient slurry mixing, and deliver factory assembled for ease of installation and relocation.
Features & Benefits
- Powerful, robust gearbox drives provide optimum slurry mixing, superior control of pulp rentention time, and long-lasting durability
- Custom designed agitators with twin axial turbines for strong pumping action or axial plus radial turbines for stronger shear action
- Baffled cylindrical cell tanks minimize slurry vortexing, back mixing, and short circuiting
- No pulleys or v-belts eliminate alignment concerns
- Complete factory assembly for ease of installation and relocation
Gearbox Drive
Powerful and robust gearbox drive delivers superior scrubbing with low power consumption.
Inlet
Sand is fed to the inlet box.
Baffles
Eliminate vortexing and promote turnover for optimal scrubbing results.
Turbine
45º down thrust turbine.
Turbine
90º radial thrust turbine.
Slurry Mixing
Turbines create high shear and keep large particles in suspension.
Outlet
De-agglomerated sand is discharged.

Process Technologies
- Classification
- Scrubbing