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Pyrometallurgical R&D and pilot-scale testing services
Mintek's Pyrometallurgy Discipline offers high-temperature research and development services, including bench-scale and pilot-scale testing and demonstration for various commodities. These services include continuous AC/DC electric furnace smelting up to 3MW capacity, supporting process development and commercialisation.
Equipped with state-of-the-art pilot scale demonstration facilities unparalleled in scale, complexity and versatility, the Pyrometallurgy Discipline at Mintek provides high temperature research and development services across a wide variety of commodities.
Reference
https://mintek.co.za/clusters/clusters/pyrometallurgy.html
Contract Research in pyrometallurgy
Mintek provides contract research services focused on pyrometallurgical processes, including development and demonstration of electric arc smelting technologies such as DC plasma arc smelting for applications in chromite, ilmenite, nickel laterites, battery recycling, and slag cleaning.
Over the years, the Discipline has built a solid track record in the development and commercialisation of electric arc smelting processes, primarily the DC plasma arc smelting technology.
