Donaldson provides dust collectors for virtually every type of dry dust collection application and has the experience you can rely on.  If your process generates a dust or particulate, we have most likely provided a similar dust collector solution among our thousands of successful applications.  Donaldson can use our extensive product, technology, and application knowledge base to create a solution for your dust collector needs.  A few examples of our broad expertise include collectors in the following industries and applications:

• Rubber mixing and processing
• Powder coating
• Battery manufacturing and recycling
• Printer and toner cartridge
• Catalytic converter crushing
• Municipal waste recycling
• Asphalt
• Composite sanding/grinding for aerospace
• Paper trim
• Solar power cell mfg
• Coal/energy plant transfer points
• Smoke from a shooting range
• Ambient dust at computer mfg plant
• Graphite machining for EDM/mold
• Weigh/mix station for soil samples
• Jewelry buffing
• Galvanizing 

Donaldson’s experience provides tailored  guidance for the following:

​Contaminant	​	​
Activated Carbon	EDM Fume/Oil	Plastic Cutting Fines
Alfalfa	Epoxy Powders	Polyester
Alumina	Feed (Animal)	Polyetdylene
Alumina Hydrate	Feldspar	Polymers
Aluminum Fluoride	Fertilizer	Polypropylene
Aluminum Hydrate	Fiberboard	Polystyrene
Aluminum Oxide	Fish Food	Polyuretdane Foam
Aluminum Powder	Flour	Polyvinylchloride (PVC)
Aluminum Silicate	Fluorspar	Potassium Sulfate
Ammonium Chloride	Fly Ash	Potato Flour
Ammonium Fluoride	Food NOC (Herbs, Spices, Citrus Pellets, etc.)	Protein Product
Ammonium Perchlorate	Fume (NOC)	Quartz
Ammonium Phosphate	Fungicide	Resin
Ammonium Sulfate	Gelatin	Rice Hulls
Antibiotics	Gelucil (Laxative Powder)	Rock & Ore (Mining, Crushing)
Aspirin	Glass (Batch Mix)	Rosin
Atrazine	Glass (Beads, Solid)	Rouge
Baking Powder	Glass (Frit)	Rubber
Barite	Glass (Cullet)	Rutile Ore
Barium	Glass (Microspheres,Hollow)	Rye
Barium Oxide	Glass (Ground Powder)	Salicylic Acid
Barium Stearate	Glue (Dry Powder)	Salt (Mineral)
Barium Sulfate	Gluten	Salt Cake (Dry)
Barley	Grain (NOC)	Sand (Foundry, Dry)
Bauxite	Granite	Sand (Foundry, Green)
Beet Pulp	Graphite	Sand (Foundry, NOC)
Bentonite Clay	Gums	Sand (Non-Foundry)
Beryllium	Gypsum	Sawdust (Sanding)
Bleach (Dry)	Herbicide	Selenium
Bone Char	Ink Dyes	Shale
Bone Meal	Insecticide	Slag (Crushing/Screening)
Borax	Iron Chromate	Slate
Boric Acid	Iron Filings	Soap (Powdered)
Bran	Iron Ore	Soapstone
Brass, NOC	Iron Oxide (Black)	Soda Ash
Bread (Crumbs)	Iron Oxide (Red/Rust)	Sodium Carbonate
Bronze	Iron Powder	Sodium Phosphate
Cake Mix	Iron Sulfate	Soy Protein
Calcite	Kaolin Clay	Soybean
Calcium Carbonate	Lactose	Soybean Flour
Calcium Chloride	Lead Compounds	Spices
Carbide	Lead Oxide	Stainless Steel (Process not Classified)
Carbon	Lead Powder	Starch
Carbon Black (Finished)	Leatder	Starch (Surgical, Monosized)
Carbon Black (Fused/Molded)	Lime	Stearates
Carbon Black (NOC)	Lime (Hydrated)	Stearic Acid
Carbon Black (Pellitized)	Limestone	Steel (Process Not Classified)
Carbon Steel (Process not Classified)	Macaroni (Dry)	Steel Shot, Shot Blast, Abrasives (NOC)
Carboxylmetdylcellulose sodium	Magnesite	Sugar
Cardboard	Magnesium Carbonate	Sugar & Cocoa Mix
Cattle Feed	Magnesium Oxide	Sugar & Flour Mix
Cellulose Acetate	Magnesium Silicate	Sulfur
Cellulose Short Fiber	Magnesium Stearate	Superphosphate
Cement	Magnetite	Talc
Ceramic	Malt (Dry)	Talcum Powder
Cereal	Manganese Dioxide	Tea (Powdered)
Chaff, Grain	Manganese Ore	Tin Powder
Chloride Compounds (NaCl, CaCl, BaCl)	Marble Grit	Titanium Dioxide
Chocolate	Marble Powder	Tobacco
Chrome	Meal (NOC)	Toner
Chromium	Meal (Soybean)	Tungsten
Citric Acid	Melamine	Ultramarine Blue
Clay (+ Brick / Marble)	Metal Powdered	Uranium Dioxide
Coal (Brown / Western)	Metallic Fume	Uranium Oxide (Yellow Cake)
Coal (Lignite / Antdracite)	Metals (NOC)	Urea-Formaldehyde Resin
Cocoa	Mica	Vermiculite
Coffee (Dry)	Milk Powder	Vitamin Additive
Coke (From Coal)	Mold Inhibitor	Volcanic Ash
Coke (From Petroleum)	Nickel	Wax (Dry)
Composites	Nickel Carbonate	Weld Fume (Ambient, Laser)
Concrete	Nuclear Grade Materials (NOC)	Weld Fume (Ambient, NOC)
Copper Machining (No Oils)	Nylon Powder	Weld Fume (Ambient, Plasma)
Copper Oxide	Oats	Weld Fume (Source, Laser)
Corn	Oyster Shell	Weld Fume (Source, NOC)
Corn Meal	Paint Pigments	Weld Fume (Source, Plasma)
Corn Starch	Paper (Trim)	Wheat
Corn Sugar	Particle Board (Cutting)	Whey Powder
Cotton	Peanut Hulls	Wood Dust (Green Mill)
Cryolite	Peas (Dry)	Wood Dust (High Speed Cutting or Sanding)
Detergent	Peptone	Wood Dust (Low Speed Cutting)
Dextrin	Perlite	Yeast
Dextrose	Pharmaceutical Dust (NOC)	Yttrium (Yttrium Oxide)
Diatomaceous Eartd	Phenolic Resin	Zinc Chromate
Disposable Diaper Fluff	Phosphates	Zinc Oxide
Dolomite	Phosphor	Zirconium Compounds
Dyes (NOC)	Phosphorescent Powder
Eartd, Fullers	Plaster

 

​Application	​	​
Abrasive Blasting (Black Beauty - Automatic)	Furnaces (Arc)	Metallizing (Powder Flame)
Abrasive Blasting (NOC - Automatic)	Furnaces (Induction)	Metallizing (Wire Flame)
Abrasive Blasting (NOC - Manual)	Furnaces (Reverb)	Mining
Ambient Air Filtration	Furnaces (Coupla)	Mixing or Mixers (Banbury)
Arc Washing (Gouging)	Galvanizing	Mixing or Mixers (NOC)
Bag Dumping	Grinding (Aluminum)	Pharmaceutical (Dry Mixing/Blending)
Barrel Filling	Grinding (Brake Shoe)	Pharmaceutical (NOC)
Battery Manufacture	Grinding (Cast Iron)	Pharmaceutical (Pill Coating)
Bin Venting (Mechanical)	Grinding (Composite)	Pneumatic Conveying
Bin Venting (Pneumatic)	Grinding (Iron)	Polishing
Blenders	Grinding (NOC)	Powder Coating (Black)
Brazing (Dry)	Grinding (Rubber Rollers)	Powder Coating (NOC)
Buffing (Automatic, Dry)	Grinding (Tire Retread)	Powder Coating (Teflon)
Buffing (Manual, Dry)	Grinding (Steel)	Rolling
Cutting (Laser, Metal)	Incinerators	Routing
Cutting (Laser, Non-Metal)	Machining (NOC)	Sanding
Cutting (NOC)	Machining, Cast Iron	Screening
Cutting (Oxyacetylene)	Machining, Dry	Smelting
Cutting (Plasma)	Machining, Wet	Soldering
Descaling	Machining, Wet (Lathes, Turning Centers, Broaching, Hobbing)	Weigh Station
Die Casting	Machining, Wet (Straight Oil, Semi-Synthetic, Synthetic, Water Soluble Coolant)	Welding
Drossing (Cooling and Handling)	Material Handling, Mechanical (NOC)	Wire Drawing
Dryers	Metal Grinding (Automatic)	Woodworking
Forging	Metal Grinding (Manual)
Foundries, Ferrous - Preheat, Melt, Pour	Metallizing (Electric Arc)
Foundries, Ferrous - Mold Cool & Shakeout & Cleaning	Metallizing (NOC)
Foundries, non-ferrous - Preheat, Melt, Pour	Metallizing (Plasma Arc)
Foundries, non-ferrous - Mold Cool & Shakeout & Cleaning

 

Special Considerations

Many fumes and dusts are combustible and operations generating or handling fumes and dusts can require special mitigation efforts to minimize fire and explosion risks.  Standards such as NFPA 654 can provide guidance for those who generate and handle these types of dusts.  See the Donaldson Dust Collectors and Combustible Dust Strategies brochure.

Many fumes and dusts may also have identified adverse health impacts, and special mitigation strategies may be required to limit occupational exposure below levels OSHA or other health organizations have established for these materials.

LEGISLATION (OTHER FEDERAL AND LOCAL LEGISLATION MAY APPLY)

• US EPA

  Particulate Matter (PM):
  • PM 2.5 = 15 µg/m3 (annual), and 35 µg/m3 (24-hour)
  • PM 10 = 150 µg/m3 (24-hour)

• OSHA Regulations
• 29 CFR 1910.1000 - Air Contaminants
  NOTE: Twenty-five states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have OSHA-approved State Plans and have adopted their own standards and enforcement policies. For the most part, these States adopt standards that are identical to Federal OSHA. However, some States have adopted different standards applicable to this industry or may have different enforcement policies.

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