• Characterisation of a Real-World Søderberg Electrode 

      Glastonbury, Ralph; Beukes, Paul; van Zyl, Pieter Gideon; Tangstad, Merete; Ringdalen, Eli; Dall, Douglas; Steenkamp, Joalet Dalene; Mushwana, Masana (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Very little research on Søderberg electrodes has been published in the journal peer reviewed public domain. The main aim of this work is to characterise a Søderberg electrode that was cut off approximately 0.5 m below the ...
    • Silicon Carbide Formation Enhanced by In-Situ-Formed Silicon Nitride: An Approach to Capture Thermal Energy of CO-Rich Off-Gas Combustion 

      du Preez, S.P; Beukes, Paul; van Zyl, Peter; Tangstad, Merete; Tiedt, LR (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Carbothermic smelting of ores to produce metals or alloys in alternating current open/semiclosed and closed submerged arc furnaces, or in closed direct current furnaces, results in large volumes of CO-rich off-gas being ...
    • The Properties of Calcined Anthracite 

      Holm, Katrine (Master thesis, 2017)
      The aim of this thesis has been to look at the thermal behaviour of anthracite, coke and charcoal regarding their expansion during heating and their release of off-gases. Furthermore, to look at how the porosity and expansion ...