Diffusion of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in landfilled wastes can lead to contamination of groundwater underneath waste containment facilities. Diffusion takes place through the intact and installed composite liner system. Diffusion is...
Statistics indicate that there is an increase in electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) in South Africa each and every year. E-waste recycling, which helps to minimise this e-waste problem is taking place in South Africa but it is mainly...
The South African Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Hitachi, a Japanese multinational corporation specialising in high-technology equipment – including water – are inviting South African engineers to forward their applications for the...
In excess of one million tonnes of recovered paper is collected annually in South Africa. This is 62% of the available recoverable paper. Paper fibres deteriorate in strength during each recycling cycle. Fractionation is the process of classifying...
