There are normally two possible routes for converting a wet cake obtained from a filter or centrifuge into a granular end product: drying followed by mechanical compaction; wet granulation followed by drying. A third way, simultaneous granulation and drying, has been investigated and has been in use now for several years for the production of a granular end product. It has the following advantages over wet granulation followed by drying: the process is able to accommodate a wide range of moisture contents and the bulk density of the end product is higher. The advantages over drying followed by mechanical compaction are the need for only one process step and the superior shape of the particles (more spherical, less sensitive to attrition).