SACAA Ash Conference 2019:
Accelerating Ash Beneficiation Conference
Dates: 14 & 15 August 2019
Venue: Sasol Place Auditorium, Sandton
Venue: Sasol Place Auditorium, Sandton
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Once again SACAA arranged an Ash Conference on 14 & 15 August 2019, that was hosted by Sasol at their magnificent Sasol Place in Sandton, which elevated the conference to a new height.
The focus of this conference was for the academics and industry to come and share the work done in ash research in line with the Phakisa Initiatives themes, as well as the large producers to share their strategies, thoughts and plans in support of beneficiation of ash in the drive to reduce the environmental footprint.
Some of the themes were:
The conference was attended by some 110 delegates per day and had a high variety of industry, leaders in business, academics, entrepreneurs and ash marketers as well as emerging businesspersons. There were in total 20 speakers, 3 posters and some exhibitions. The calibre of the presentations was of a high standard, excellently presented and very topical to the work that needs to be done to achieve the Phakisa Initiative targets. It was also pleasing to see our Government colleagues present for the duration of the conference. The news that the Exclusion Regulations had been signed by the Minister was most probably the best news for Ash Beneficiation project to be executed. Another pleasing aspect was the involvement of senior management of the generators of the ash waste, which shows the accountability to the waste reduction initiatives is gaining momentum and emphases. The networking opportunities also allowed the delegates of the different academic institutions, businesses and generators to have meaningful discussions and building of relationships.
The focus of this conference was for the academics and industry to come and share the work done in ash research in line with the Phakisa Initiatives themes, as well as the large producers to share their strategies, thoughts and plans in support of beneficiation of ash in the drive to reduce the environmental footprint.
Some of the themes were:
- Roads, Embankments and Concrete
- Ash Exportation
- Ash land and water reclamation Other applications
The conference was attended by some 110 delegates per day and had a high variety of industry, leaders in business, academics, entrepreneurs and ash marketers as well as emerging businesspersons. There were in total 20 speakers, 3 posters and some exhibitions. The calibre of the presentations was of a high standard, excellently presented and very topical to the work that needs to be done to achieve the Phakisa Initiative targets. It was also pleasing to see our Government colleagues present for the duration of the conference. The news that the Exclusion Regulations had been signed by the Minister was most probably the best news for Ash Beneficiation project to be executed. Another pleasing aspect was the involvement of senior management of the generators of the ash waste, which shows the accountability to the waste reduction initiatives is gaining momentum and emphases. The networking opportunities also allowed the delegates of the different academic institutions, businesses and generators to have meaningful discussions and building of relationships.
Topics & Speakers
DAY 1
1. Keynote Address
Ronel Kotze
Vice President Technical Support Process at Sasol Secunda Synfuels Operations
2. The Phakisa programme and expectations for creating and waste economy
Surprise Zwane
Department of Environmental, Forestry and Fisheries
3. Fly ash-based zero percent concrete
Anton Odendaal
Voyatex
4. Physio-chemical modification and characterisation of ultrafine coal fly ash for application as alternative mineral filler in rubber compounds
Dennis Moyo
Pretoria University
5. Ash utilisation in Railway Infrastructure
Refiloe Mokoena
CSIR
6. The Potential of cement extenders to reduce the carbon footprint in cement
Theo Fisher
Escience Associates
7. Preventing Pop-outs in concrete masonry units (Bricks & Blocks)
Adelaide Mmela Makoti
Concrete Testing Solutions (Student)
8. Ash Exports; it’s about the economics
Dirk Odendaal
Ash Resources & Lafarge South Africa
9. FGD Gypsum from a technical perspective
Naushaad Haripersad
Eskom
10. Enabling the ash value chain: A generator’s perspective
Maite Ruth Terblanche
Sasol
DAY 2
1. Keynote Address - Eskom Ash Strategy
Sizo Myeni
Eskom Rotek Industries
2. Insulation material manufactured from Ash
Ben Gyepi-Garbrah
II – Greencoal Solutions
3. Environmental- Ash Related legal updates
Mishelle Govender
DEFF
4. Integrated flow and geochemical modelling of CCP monolith backfilling into opencast coal mines
Jaco Nel
University of the Western Cape
5. Feasibility of fly ash backfilling in acid generating opencast coalmines: A laboratory case study
Angelo Johnson
University of the Western Cape
6. Acid mine drainage treatment with coal fly ash: a 1000 L demonstration
Olanrewaju Fatoba
University of Cape Town
7. Enhancing the quality of degraded agricultural and mined land with siliceous coal fly ash
Wayne Truter
University of Pretoria
8. (SLASH) Beneficiating coal ash to produce a soil substrate conditioning product that increases the fertility and productivity of degraded land
Paul Ntshabele
AgriMin Tech
9. Ash Beneficiation at SAPPI Saiccor
Tsepo Molotsi
SHEQ officer Sappi
Download - Speakers Presentations
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Delegates Feedback
Here are some of the written comments that we received after the conference:
Overall a great conference last week!
Again, congratulations on a very successful conference. It was an honour to be invited to speak at the conference and want to extend my gratitude to you for allowing me on this platform.
Fantastic event with excellent content. Thanks to all your efforts!
The conference was masterfully organized and extremely informative/eye opening. Congratulations to you Deidre, Ruth and the rest of the team for a job well done.
Exhibitors
Lafarge
Greencoal Solutions
Department of Environmental, Forestry and Fisheries
Photo Gallery
SACAA would like to thank all the delegates, speakers, sponsors and organisers for a successful event.