Stages of granular salt (sieved rock salt) production:
- Delivering rock salt from mine to the salt factory
- crushed by a hammer crusher into smaller particles
- packing in different size
Crushing salt is a mixture of fine, medium and coarse salt .
Iranian rock salt is excavated from natural mines and also depending on its composing elements and the content of sodium chloride falls into different categories. The main ingredients of it are mostly sodium and chloride which in fact are vital ingredients in many industries. The sodium chloride content in it excavated from mines located in SEMNAN province (especially GARMSAR) varies from 90-99%, which in turn determines the application and selling price of the salt.
however, All salts or marine salts, which after crushing, are peeled and separated by different grains, are referred to as granulated salt. The salt grains are classified as follows:
above all Using vibration sieves as classifiers separate salt grains into different sizes with different usages and characteristics.
- Fine: Table salt: mostly treated by potassium iodate and anti-caking agent.
- Medium: usually separated grains in the range of 0.8-1.2 mm and 1.2-2.5 mm
- Coarse (oversize): also called which is consist of grains over 2.5 mm
Therefore, SEPID DOR SHAYAN company, using the bestrock salt in GARMSAR Mines, has been trying to produce the best sieved rock salt. We stock granular salt for various applications including water softening, dish washing, de-icing and food production. Please read the product description to ensure you select the correct product.