Author:Piketh, SJ; Swap, RJ; Anderson, CA; Freiman, MT; Zunckel, M; Held, GDate:Jan 1999The Ben Macdhui High Altitude Aerosol and Trace Gas Transport Experiment (BHATTEX) was started to characterize the nature and magnitude of atmospheric, aerosol and trace gas transport paths recirculation over and exiting from southern Africa ...Read more
Author:Pratt, Lawrence E; Matheus, Jana; Klein, RDate:Dec 2023Electroluminescence (EL) images enable defect detection in solar photovoltaic (PV) modules that are otherwise invisible to the naked eye, much the same way an x-ray enables a doctor to detect cracks and fractures in bones. This paper presents ...Read morecbnd
Author:Mouton, Francois; Teixeira, M; Meyer, TDate:Nov 2017As the nature of information stored digitally be- comes more important and confidential, the security of the systems put in place to protect this information needs to be increased. The human element, however, remains a vulnerability of the ...Read more
Author:Bhagwat, G; Gray, K; Wilson, SP; Muniyasamy, Sudhakar; Vincent, SGT; Bush, R; Palanisam, TDate:Aug 2020The ubiquitous presence of plastic litter and its tending fate as marine debris have given rise to a strong anti-waste global movement which implicitly endorses bioplastics as a promising substitute. With ‘corporate social responsibility’ ...Read more
Author:Stander, Johan N; Landwehr, Gregory BDate:Nov 2017This presentation explains the importance of benchmarking microscale codes, its setup, and results achieved. Future work is also touched on.Read more
Author:Kruger, Carel P; Hancke, GPDate:Jul 2014The use of commercial off-the-shelf components for implementing Internet of Things devices has become a common practice amongst researchers and solution providers. IOT solutions, based on the Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone and BeagleBone Black, ...Read more
Author:Hawes, Nomashaka BN; Johannes, PT; Hlangothi, P; Mturi, George AJDate:Oct 2019Bitumen emulsions are the most commonly used bituminous products for roads in Southern Africa because they are relatively inexpensive to apply, in comparison with hot bituminous binders. Although there have been great strides taken in the ...Read more
Author:Kemp, Lana; De Saxe, Christopher C; Berman, Robert P; Steenkamp, Anton JDate:Jul 2019The Smart Truck or Performance-Based Standards (PBS) pilot project in South Africa has been running since 2007, and currently comprises approximately 280 vehicles operational in seven provinces, spanning fourteen different industries or ...Read more
Author:Helbig, M; Engelbrecht, APDate:Jun 2013When algorithms solve dynamic multi-objective optimisation problems (DMOOPs), benchmark functions should be used to determine whether the algorithm can overcome specific difficulties that can occur in real-world problems. However, for dynamic ...Read more
Author:Maree, GA; Roux, DJ; Marais, Mario ADate:Feb 2006The South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was founded in 1945 and knowledge has always been a core asset of the organisation and is a direct determinant of the organisation’s relevance. Strategic management of ...Read more
Author:Andrew, Jerome E; Masetlwa, J; Tesfaye, T; Sithole, Bishop BDate:Dec 2020Bark from trees obtained from sustainably managed plantations used in the production of timber, pulp and paper is an under-utilised waste in many countries across the world. However, in the context of an integrated biorefinery, they may serve ...Read more
Author:Fourie, PJF; Erasmus, TCDate:1977The beneficiation of minus 0,5 mm coal in the Republic of South Africa is reviewed in terms of the availability of fines, the formidability of its cleaning, froth flotation, autogenous cyclones, tables, and dense medium cyclones.Read more
Author:Sebogodi, Keolebogile R; Johakimu, Jonas K; Sithole, Bishop BDate:Oct 2019Acid mine Drainage (AMD) is a low pH, sulphate and heavy metal rich leachate that is produced from oxidation of sulphide bearing minerals commonly found in the host rocks of some mineral ores. The pH augmentation, and sulphate and metal removal ...Read more
Author:Sebogodi, Keolebogile R; Johakimu, Jonas K; Sithole, Bishop BDate:Feb 2020Acid mine Drainage (AMD) is a low pH, sulphate and heavy metal rich leachate that is produced from oxidation of sulphide bearing minerals commonly found in the host rocks of some mineral ores. The pH augmentation, and sulphate and metal removal ...Read more
Author:Andrew, JE; Johakimu, Jonas K; Lekha, P; Gibril, ME; Sithole, Bishop BDate:2018As part of a broader objective to extract cellulose from sawdust waste material for the production of nano-crystalline cellulose, conventional industrially available processes such as the Kraft and pre-hydrolysis Kraft (PHK) processes were ...Read more
Author:Fagbemi, Olajumoke D; Andrew, Jerome E; Sithole, Bishop BDate:Oct 2021This study reports on the beneficiation of wood sawdust into cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) for application as a binder in the manufacture of particleboard. The cellulose nanocrystal from wood sawdust was extracted using acid hydrolysis and an ...Read more
Author:Moodley, RS; Andrew, Jerome E; Sithole, Bishop BDate:Mar 2018Bark, a major waste residue in the forestry, timber, pulp and paper industry has been shown to be a potential source of valuable chemicals. The chemical composition of bark extracted from South African plantation grown E. grandis and P. patula ...Read more
Author:Rust, C; Smit, Michelle A; Schoeman, DDate:Oct 2020The use of a hybrid photovoltaic (PV) and thermal storage system in houses was discussed by Huang et al. (2019). They found that the dual storage system utilising both batteries and a hot water thermal storage system is effective when partially ...Read more
Author:Maremi, Keneilwe J; Thulare, Tumiso; Herselman, Martha EDate:May 2022The objective of this paper is to provide insight into how the successful implementation of Digital Transformation (DT) can help address the challenges and hindrances in South Africa's e-Government. It is essential to aid South Africa's ...Read more