Abstract
M.Tech. (Extraction Metallurgy)
The beneficiation of foundry green sand waste has become a major concern especially within South Africa and the world at large due to the increasing quantity of green sand waste generated by foundries. The process of beneficiating this waste is enormous and challenging due to the fact that many analyses must be conducted and also the characterization of the waste must be done so as to determine if it is economically viable or not. As a result of this, there is a need to develop environmentally friendly and cost effective techniques for the beneficiation of foundry green sand waste. In this project, foundry green sand waste was collected from three different ferrous foundries locations namely: Benoni, Eastrand and Alberton all within the Gauteng province of South Africa...