Thacker Pass, Nevada, USA (Lithium Americas)
Nevada, United States
Thacker Pass, one of the largest lithium developments in the world, showcases Aquatech's ability to deliver a fully integrated process technology solution at scale.
Process Crystallization
Aquatech combines crystal production expertise with proven process development to optimize crystallization performance for industrial customers.
Industrial crystallization begins with a clear understanding of the process challenge. Rooted in 45+ years of continuous innovation, Aquatech works with customers to develop customized solutions that optimize crystal production, improve product quality, and enhance operational performance.
Our process development approach combines laboratory testing, pilot-scale validation, and engineering expertise to evaluate process parameters, reduce scale-up risk, and generate the data needed for confident decision-making.
By integrating proven crystallization technologies with comprehensive process development capabilities, Aquatech helps maximize the production of salts, minerals, chemicals, and specialty materials while supporting resilient supply chains and the circular economy.
Sustainable Crystal Production
Process crystallization is a thermal separation process that converts dissolved solids into recoverable crystalline products through controlled crystal growth. Used in applications ranging from zero liquid discharge (ZLD) and brine management to specialty chemicals and critical minerals, it enables product recovery, purification, and waste minimization. Aquatech's crystallization solutions include:
Explore Crystallization
- Forced Circulation Evaporative Crystallizer
- Draft Tube Crystallizer
- Vacuum Crystallizer
- Surface Cooling Crystallizer
- Integrated Reaction Crystallizer
Process Crystallization: Target Applications
Fertilizers
Crystallization is widely used in the production and purification of fertilizer products, including potash, phosphate fertilizers, sulfate-based fertilizers, and specialty formulations. By precisely controlling crystal size, purity, and yield, crystallization helps manufacturers improve product quality, maximize resource utilization, and maintain consistent performance across a variety of agricultural applications.
Chemicals
For the chemical industry, crystallization provides an effective method for the recovery, purification, and production of industrial salts, specialty chemicals, and process intermediates. Customized crystallization processes can be designed to meet specific product requirements, enabling higher purity products, improved production efficiency, and enhanced resource recovery throughout the manufacturing process.
Critical Minerals
Crystallization plays a critical role in the recovery, refinement, and purification of critical minerals used in modern industrial and energy applications. From lithium, nickel, and cobalt to battery-grade materials and specialty mineral products, crystallization supports the production of high-purity crystalline products while maximizing recovery and improving overall process economics.
Process Development Validation
At Aquatech’s ICD Applied Development and Testing Center in Hartland, Wisconsin, process crystallization expertise is combined with laboratory and pilot-scale testing to develop and validate customized thermal separation solutions. Through process evaluation and scale-up support, our team helps clients recover valuable materials, manage challenging brines and waste streams, and advance projects toward commercial implementation.
Customized Treatment Solutions
Tailored crystallization processes designed around specific feed streams and product goals.
Performance Validation
Laboratory and pilot-scale testing to validate process performance before full-scale deployment.
Risk Identification & Mitigation
Early evaluation of operating conditions to reduce technical and scale-up risk.
High-Purity Crystal Product
Optimized crystal size, quality, and purity to meet product specifications.
Optimizes Energy Use
Identify the most efficient process configuration to minimize energy consumption and OPEX.
Our Work
Fenix | Hombre Muerto Salar, Argentina
Salta, Argentina
Any project, any purity spec, any place: Rio Tinto's Fenix project, which sits over 4,000 metres above sea level, is no exception.
Kemper County Energy Project Successfully Commissions Zero Liquid Discharge Facility
Mississippi, United States
This case study discusses how Aquatech's integrated water treatment solutions at the Kemper County Energy project met strict quality standards and established environmental responsibility through successful zero liquid discharge (ZLD) technology.
Southwestern BioFuels Plant & Feedstock Processing Facility Advances Wastewater Recycling and Reuse
Southwestern United States
This case study showcases how a biofuels plant leveraged Aquatech's global experience and customized zero liquid discharge technology to efficiently recycle and reuse water to combat water scarcity at its facility.
ETHYDCO Transforms Petrochemical Water Management with Egypt's First Zero Liquid Discharge Plant
Alexandria, Egypt
Aquatech was contracted by the Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Company (ETHYDCO) to provide a water treatment facility that includes the first integrated zero liquid discharge plant in Egpyt.
Aquatech Delivers a Zero Liquid Discharge System for Flue Gas Desulfurization Wastewater at One of the World's Largest Coal-Fired Power Plants
Taean Thermal Power Station
Explore how Taean Thermal Power Station, the world's second-largest coal-fired power plant in South Korea, achieves zero liquid discharge (ZLD) with Aquatech's advanced wastewater treatment system.
Solving a Power Station's Most Challenging Wastewater and Operations Problems
New Hampshire, United States
This case study highlights how Aquatech assisted a power station in meeting stringent Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) wastewater regulations while also offering long-term operations and maintenance support to optimize and sustain the performance of the site's Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) system.