Robus, Charles Louis Loyalty(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Whereas fuel used for transport and electricity production are mainly fossil–derived,
there has recently been an increased focus on bio-fuels due to the impact of fossil
derived fuel on the environment ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Conventional, advanced and fractionation pretreatment technologies were employed
to recover and/or enhance the efficacy of the main constituents present in lignocellulosic
biomass. Bamboo and triticale ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The extraction of hemicelluloses prior to pulping that would have been dissolved in black
liquor during pulping process, is an attractive alternative for pulp and paper mills as they, in
addition to ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In recent times, governments around the world have placed increasing focus on cleaner
technologies and sustainable methods of power generation in an attempt to move away from
fossil fuel derived power, ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Carbon dioxide (CO2) is seen as one of the main contributors to global warming. The use of fossil fuels for power production leads to large quantities of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere. ...
Van Wyk, Geritza(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this study, tool forces from rock cutting tests were numerically simulated through a discrete element method (DEM) in association with PFC3D™. Tribological interactions such as contact, shearing, ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A 2 stage heap leach process to extract base and precious metals from the Platreef ore is currently being investigated industrially. A first stage bioleach is used to extract the base metals. In the 2nd ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Nearly all South African abalone farms function on an intensive pump-ashore, flow-through system. Large volumes of sea water that are pumped ashore flow through abalone or kelp harvesting tanks and finally ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The sugar industry over the years has been producing sugarcane bagasse as part of the sugar milling process. Currently this sugar mill biomass is incinerated inefficiently as a means of their disposal to ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Sulphuric acid/oxygen pressure leaching is typically employed on Base Metal Refineries
(BMRs) to selectively dissolve base metals from platinum group metal (PGM) bearing nickelcopper
matte. Optimal ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Distillation column design and operation require understanding of both the hydrodynamic
and thermodynamic behaviour and limitations. One of the hydrodynamic aspects that
negatively influence separation ...
De Villiers, Ann-Marie(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Recombinant glycoproteins are important biopharmaceuticals, providing solutions for numerous previously untreatable illnesses, in everything from cancer to infertility. Most recombinant biopharmaceuticals ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A method was developed at the Atomic Energy Corporation of South Africa (AEC) for the
plasma based production of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE). The process involves the feeding of
carbon particles into a ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: TheSouthAfrican economy islargely dependant on small enterprisesas a
valuable source of job creation, gross domestic product as well as
product development and innovation, However, unfortunately ...