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2023 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Experimental Analysis of Zinc Melting Using CSP
Authors : Pieter J. A. Bezuidenhout, Willem G. Le Roux, Joalet D. Steenkamp
Published in: Advances in Pyrometallurgy
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
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Abstract
The industrial sector is expected to be a large greenhouse gas producer in the future, with the majority of emissions being attributed to fossil fuel-based heat generation. By directly applying solar thermal energy to a high-temperature industrial process, the reliance of the industrial processes on fossil fuel-based energy sources can be lessened or completely removed. Preliminary investigations into the production and beneficiation of zinc using concentrated solar power (CSP), in a South African environment, show promise and even more so with a focus only on the cathode casting operations. To evaluate the practical implications of directly applying CSP to a high-temperature materials processing application, a study was launched into the direct solar melting of zinc metal. In this study, the setup and performance of a novel cavity receiver for zinc melting using CSP are discussed.