University of Witwatersrand (WITS), South Africa

Environmentally and economically sustainable water treatment system for post-mining waste

Research project The environment and water resources in South Africa (SA) are negatively impacted by mining activities. This project creates a research opportunity for treating acid mine drainage (AMD), a type of mining effluent, in an environmentally and socioeconom ... First year report Objectives: Acid Mine Drainage AMD treatment: A sustainable solution is being developed. This involves stepwise technology approaches for key AMD characteristics such as iron removal, and REE extraction undergoing lab trials. Tw ...
Period: 2022-04-1 to 2025-03-31 Countries: South Africa Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa University of Witwatersrand (WITS), South Africa Project code: 21-M10-KU Total grant: 4,985,766 DKK
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Membrane crystallization for water and mineral recovery

Research project Sufficient water supply in South Africa is a huge problem and together with future risk of insufficient supply of other resources such as minerals, it emphasizes on improved research and development within these areas. This project has three main ... Midterm report Sufficient water supply in South Africa is a huge problem and together with future risk of insufficient supply of other resources such as minerals, it emphasizes on improved research and development within these areas. During the fi ...
Period: 2021-03-1 to 2024-12-31 Countries: South Africa Lead institution: Aalborg University (AAU), Denmark Partner institutions: University of Witwatersrand (WITS), South Africa Ekurhuleni Water Care Company (ERWAT), South Africa Grundfos Holding A/S, Denmark Jasper Solar Farm, South Africa Project code: 20-M01AAU Total grant: 4,961,116 DKK
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