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Celebrating Water Month Mintek’s Commitment To Water Sustainability

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What this means

This document is a Mintek (Minerals Technology Centre) news/media article titled “Celebrating Water Month: Mintek’s Commitment to Water Sustainability” dated 11-03-2025. It describes Mintek’s work to improve water sustainability in mining and wastewater contexts, highlighting its cloSURE™ technology for treating mine-impacted water and its NICMeR™ low-fouling ultrafiltration membrane for non-potable wastewater reuse. The article states that cloSURE™ uses natural biological processes to remove sulphate, increase alkalinity, and neutralise acidity, and that NICMeR™ is undergoing validation at Mintek’s internal effluent plant.

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Reference

https://mintek.co.za/media/news/celebrating-water-month-mintek’s-commitment-to-water-sustainability.html

Key Takeaways

  • Document title: Celebrating Water Month: Mintek’s Commitment to Water Sustainability
  • Date: 11-03-2025
  • Organisation: Mintek (MINTEK)
  • Flagship initiative: cloSURE™ technology for mine-impacted water treatment
  • cloSURE™ process: natural biological processes to remove sulphate, increase alkalinity, neutralise acidity
  • cloSURE™ outcome: transforms contaminated water into reusable resource for irrigated agriculture
  • cloSURE™ suitability: remote locations lacking infrastructure for conventional treatment
  • Wastewater technology: NICMeR™ Low-Fouling Ultrafiltration Membrane for non-potable reuse
  • NICMeR™ removes: suspended solids, colloids, and harmful pollutants
  • NICMeR™ status: currently undergoing validation at Mintek’s internal effluent plant
  • Intended uses of treated water: agriculture and industrial applications
  • Broader claim: Mintek technology development and transfer to support South Africa’s societal and industrial challenges
  • Mintek
  • cloSURE™
  • NICMeR™
  • South Africa
  • acid mine drainage (AMD)

Dates

Closing Date

11 March 2025