Scientific articles

Scientific articles

03/11/25

Mintek@90 Conference Programme

The MINTEK@90 Conference, in partnership with the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) and the Department of Minerals and Energy, commemorates 90 years of Mintek's significant contributions to mineral and metallurgical innovation. This conference will not only celebrate Mintek's…

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03/11/25

Mintek@90 Abstract Book

It is an honour to present this proceedings book, a comprehensive collection of abstracts, papers, and presentations from the Mintek@90 Conference. This event not only commemorates 90 years of groundbreaking innovation and leadership in the minerals and metallurgy sectors but also stands as a testament…

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03/11/25

Mintek@90 Proceedings book

It is an honour to present this proceedings book, a comprehensive collection of abstracts, papers, and presentations from the Mintek@90 Conference. This event not only commemorates 90 years of groundbreaking innovation and leadership in the minerals and metallurgy sectors but also stands as a testament…

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05/11/23

Scale formation in wet scrubbers and the current state of anti-scaling and softening methods for hard waters: A review

Flue-gas desulphurization (FGDs) systems were developed primarily to remove sulphur dioxide (SO2) from industrial gas streams. The main techniques adopted involve wet scrubbing, particularly lime/limestone scrubbing. These techniques are relatively simple, cost less, and have thus, become applicable…

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03/31/23

Development of Gold- Nanoparticle-Based Lateral Flow Immunoassays for Rapid Detection of TB ESAT-6 and CFP-10

The current study reports on the development of a rapid and cost-effective TB-antigen diagnostic test for the detection of Mycobacterium biomarkers from non-sputum-based samples. Two gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-based rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in the form of lateral flow immunoassays (LFIAs) were developed…

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03/01/23

Residence Time Distribution Analysis of Drip-Irrigated Beds

The quantitative effect of particle shape, porosity, wettability, particle size, and solution viscosity on the residence time distribution (RTD) profiles of non-reactive, steady-state, drip-irrigated ore beds characteristic of heap leaching systems is presented. Results were obtained using step-up tracer…

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03/01/23

Co-Carbonisation of Discard Coal with Waste Polyethylene Terephthalate towards the Preparation of Metallurgical Coke

Waste plastics such as polyethylene terephthalate (w-PET) and stockpiled discard coal (d-coal) pose a global environmental threat as they are disposed of in large quantities as solid waste into landfills and are particularly hazardous due to spontaneous combustion of d-coal that produces greenhouse gases…

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02/28/23

Quantum Dot Sensitised Estrogen Receptor Based Biosensor

17β-estradiol (E2) is an important natural female hormone that is also classified as an estrogenic endocrine-disrupting compound (e-EDC). It is, however, known to cause more damaging health effects compared to other e-EDCs. Environmental water systems are commonly contaminated with E2 that originates…

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01/31/23

Synthesis, Characterization, and Electrochemical Evaluation of Copper Sulfide Nanoparticles and Their Application for Non-Enzymatic Glucose Detection in Blood Samples

Glutathione-capped copper sulfide (CuxSy) nanoparticles with two different average sizes were successfully achieved by using a simple reduction process that involves only changing the reaction temperature. Temperature-induced changes in the size of CuxSy nanoparticles resulted in particles with different…

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