Glen Denton (56) holds a BSc(Eng) degree in chemical engineering from the
University of Cape Town, and is a registered Professional Engineer. He has
over 30 years of research and development experience in the field of pyrometallurgy
at Mintek.
He has been involved in metallurgical optimization of a process to smelt chromite
fines in a DC arc furnace to produce various grades and types of ferrochromium.
Glen has participated in the development of processes involving the application
of DC arc furnace technology to the production of TiO2 slag and the
extraction of valuable metals (Cu, Co, Ni, Cr, PGMs) from slags. He was involved
in the application of DC arc furnace technology to the production and treatment of
stainless steel, zinc, calcium carbide, e-waste, EAF dust, and vanadium slags. Glen
contributed enormously to the design, construction, and operation of DC arc furnaces
for Mintek's pilot plants ranging from 100 kVA to 5.6 MVA, and was involved
in the development and commissioning of new processes and equipment. He was also
involved in the scale-up of DC arc furnaces for the commercial production of
ferrochromium, titania slags, and cobalt alloys from discarded base metal slags.
His publications to date, for which he has been either author or co-author, consist
of 73 research reports, 10 papers, and 6 patents.
In addition, Glen has received a Mintek Gold Medal, five Mintek APEX awards, and two
Mintek Achievement awards.
Pyrometallurgy Division, Mintek,
200 Malibongwe Drive, Private Bag X3015, Randburg, 2125, South Africa
Phone: +27 (11) 709-4645 Fax: +27 (11) 793-6241