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Expert Details

Pyrometallurgical Processes, Ferroalloy Smelting, AC-DC-Induction-Cupola Faces

ID: 727310 South Africa

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Expert has applied his metallurgical engineering background to design novel processes, optimize energy consumption and efficiencies in smelter plants, resource evaluation and techno-economic modelling of metallurgical operations. He has developed custom process flow diagrams to utilize mineral resources that otherwise were dormant, developed new operating procedures, introduced new additives and different slag and metal chemistries to improve the efficiencies and reduce electrical energy consumption in metallurgical plants, introduced different furnace technology in the making of ferrosilicon and in slag recycling.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1997 Degree: PhD. Subject: Metallurgical Engineering Institution: University of the Witwatersrand
Year: 1993 Degree: MSc. Subject: Metallurgical Engineering Institution: University of the Witwatersrand
Year: 1985 Degree: BSc. Subject: Metallurgical Engineering Institution: Middle East Technical University

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2009 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Chief Consulting Engineer Department:
Responsibilities:
New process development, resource evaluation, project start-ups.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2008 to 2009 Employer: Proudfoot Consulting Africa (Pty) Ltd Title: Lead Energy Specialist Department:
Responsibilities:
Develop methods and implement strategies to realise benefits from energy saving in smelter plants. Design and implement shift time schedules, hourly controls, time motion studies, behavioural models, shift transition agendas, and SLA’s between the various departments in the plant.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2004 to 2008 Employer: MetX Process Metallurgy (Pty) Ltd Title: Managing Director Department:
Responsibilities:
Developed the business model and the technology to produce ferrosilicon in a shaft furnace. The plant consisting of a pilot scale shaft furnace as the smelting unit complete with raw materials storage and feeding, water cooling system, molten metal and slag handling, quality control and off-gas handling was designed and built by the author. Responsibilities included all aspects of running a business; marketing, operations, financial, HR and labour relations, HS&E, procurement and all aspects of engineering applications related to building and running a pilot smelter plant.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2000 to 2004 Employer: Sublime Technologies (Pty) Ltd Title: Technical Director Department:
Responsibilities:
Co-founder; key responsibilities included research and development of the silicon carbide manufacturing technology, plant design and erection, and marketing of silicon carbide in ferroalloys industry by implementing MAXRED Technology that was developed and patented by the author.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1997 to 2000 Employer: Pyromet Technologies (Pty) Ltd. Title: Process Engineer Department:
Responsibilities:
Developing PFD’s, technical and economic modelling, bankable feasibility studies, plant commissioning, trouble shooting, plant optimization, HAZOP studies, customer interfacing, interface with design engineers, technical support to marketing in South Africa and internationally.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1990 to 1997 Employer: University of the Witwatersrand Title: Rsearch Assistant Department:
Responsibilities:
Research and development on the kinetics of chromite reduction in alloys and slags of the type used in direct stainless-steelmaking. PhD and MSc degrees were awarded after submitting two thesis on the subject.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1987 to 1990 Employer: METAS Steel and IDC Iron & Steel Title: Quality Control Engineer Department:
Responsibilities:
Raw materials and quality control engineer for two electric arc furnaces producing 500,000 tons per annum of carbon steel.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1985 to 1987 Employer: 1013. Jeep Factory Title: Quality Control Engineer Department:
Responsibilities:
Quality control and quality assurance in the foundry and heat treatment divisions in the plant manufacturing automotive and truck spare parts and weapons.

International Experience

Years Country / Region Summary
Years: 1996 to 1997 Country / Region: USA Summary: Process Engineer in the commisioning of a 10 MW DC arc furnace to produce fused alumina from spent catalyst.
Years: 1999 to 1999 Country / Region: Chile Summary: Process Engineer in preparation for Enami copper smelter project in collobaration with Kwaerner metals.
Years: 2002 to 2002 Country / Region: India Summary: Marketing of silicon carbide and MAXRED technology to ferreoalloy and steel producers.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
SAIMM (South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy), SAIF (South African Institute of Foundrymen)
Publications and Patents Summary
He has 3 publications and 1 patent.

Language Skills

Language Proficiency
Turkish

Fields of Expertise

basic slag, chromite, energy auditing, energy consumption, energy efficiency, energy-efficient additive, metal freezing/melting point, metal recovery, metal refining, metallurgy, ore, phase equilibrium, process metallurgy, pyrometallurgy, reductant, refining, slag, smelting, sublimation, thermochemistry, aluminum smelting, aluminum smelter, smelter dust, chemical energy, physical metallurgy, stainless steel process metallurgy, electromagnetic heating, furnace, energy

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