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| 29 August 2023 |
Duferco, Vedanta fund long-term project into novel zinc refining process Duferco Steel Processing and Vedanta South Africa are continuing to fund a long-term research project at the University of Cape Town (UCT) supervised by Professor Jochen Petersen and his chemical engineering team. “... |
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| 26 July 2023 |
UCT progresses with concept study into novel zinc refining method Sample preparation for leach and characterisation test work has been completed for the concept study into developing a mini-scale, simple, green, and energy-efficient process to recover pure zinc from polymetallic... |
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| 11 July 2023 |
Zinc is the perfect recyclable material The most common application of zinc is to protect steel from corrosion by hot-dip galvanizing. The zinc-steel combination has significant economic benefits in terms of lifecycle costs. Improved air quality in many... |
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| 29 June 2023 |
Zinc-based batteries have significant potential for renewable energy storage Zinc-based batteries are a new energy storage and conversion technology with significant potential for renewable energy applications, says Simon Norton, International Zinc Association (IZA) Africa Executive Director... |
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| 23 May 2023 |
A feast of health benefits with zinc and calamine lotion Did you know that zinc has major health benefits? “Calamine lotion is a superb, safe lotion containing zinc oxide and zinc carbonate that has valuable anti-bacterial and anti-irritant properties,” says Simon Norton... |
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| 9 May 2023 |
Zinc plays a critical role in food security and crop yields Although zinc is an essential micronutrient for plant growth, zinc input has received far less attention than nitrogen, phosphorous or even irrigation. “Almost half of cereal-growing areas globally have soils with a... |
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| 15 March 2023 |
Zinc supports clean energy technologies from solar to wind Renewables play a key role in South Africa’s Just Energy Transition (JET) towards a low-carbon, sustainable and socially inclusive future. “R1.5 trillion will be invested in our economy over the next five years in... |
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| 23 February 2023 |
Galvanized steel comes into its own in the mining industry Galvanized steel plays a critical role in infrastructure in the mining industry. This ranges from steel shaft structures (buntons, station steelwork, headgear) to stope structures (roof supports, pipe hangers),... |
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| 31 January 2023 |
Zinc plays a small but critical role in ensuring food security in Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing a “perfect storm” due to the ongoing electricity, fuel and fertilizer crisis, exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, according to Simon Norton, Executive Director of the International... |
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| 23 January 2023 |
How zinc-rich paints enhance the corrosion protection of steel Often referred to incorrectly as ‘cold galvanizing’, zinc-rich paints play a key role in corrosion protection of construction steel exposed to a range of corrosive conditions, where hot dip galvanizing is not... |
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