Masud A. Abdellatif
Specialist, Pyrometallurgy Division, Mintek
Masud Abdellatif holds a BSc degree in chemical engineering and
an MSc and PhD in metallurgical engineering from the University of
Idaho, USA. He joined Mintek's Pyrometallurgy Division in July 1993.
Since then, he has been managing various research and development
projects including:
- Pilot-plant demonstration of the Mintek Thermal Magnesium Process
- Smelting of nickel oxide concentrate in a DC arc furnace, and
the production of a utility metal containing > 95% Ni
- Involvement in laterite smelting in a 3 MW DC arc pilot plant
- Development of a process for the treatment of EAF dust and the recovery
of zinc in a DC-arc furnace (200kVA to 5.6 MVA)
- Involvement in the development of a process to produce a crude
stainless steel from stainless steel dust in a DC-arc furnace
- Development of a process to produce ferrovanadium from vanadium
slags and flyash generated in power stations
- Design, construction, and operation of a plasma-heated cyclone
furnace for the production of pig iron from magnetic iron
concentrates
- Involvement in the application of DC arc furnaces in the direct
production of carbides and diborides of titanium and zirconium from
ilmenite and zircon minerals
- Development of a process for the treatment of drosses generated in
a lead splash condenser
His current research interests include alternative process routes for
titanium metal production, optimization of Mintek's thermal magnesium
process, and the smelting of particulate feedstock in a flame cyclone
furnace.
His publications to date, for which he has been an author or co-author,
include 24 papers, two patents, 15 internal reports, and 27 external contract
reports.
Copyright © 1996-2011 Masud Abdel-Latif,
MasudAL@mintek.co.za.
23 November 2011
Pyrometallurgy Division, Mintek,
200 Malibongwe Drive, Private Bag X3015, Randburg, 2125, South Africa.
Phone: +27 (11) 709-4641
Fax: +27 (11) 793-6241