GRANULATION OF RAW - MATERIALS FOR FERTILISER BLENDING
TARGETS AND TOLERANCES
CRITERIA TARGET TOLERANCE
VERBAL NOTATION PHYSICAL DIMENSION (1)
Mean particle size d50 (in mm) 3,25 mm +/- 0,25 mm
Fine particles <1 mm 0 % 0,25 %
Coarse particles >5 mm 0 % 1,00 %
Main range 2,5 - 4,00 mm 90 % + / - 5 %
Granulometric spread index (2) GSI = (d84 - d16) x 100) / (2 x d50) <18  
(1) It si assumet, that the sieve analysis occurs according to CEN, European standard EN 1235/A1
The AFCOME recommend to use these 7 sieves : (5, 4, 3.55, 3.15, 2.80, 2.50 and 1 mm)
(2) Former notation was "Average size range variation"
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