Aluminium is the world’s second most-used metal after steel and the aluminium production industry is the largest, in volume of metal produced, in non-ferrous metal industry. In this study, results of the material flows (country and global scales) related to the production and use of aluminium and energy consumption in 1980 to 2012 were separately analysed. Also, overview of the current status o...

The principles and scope of the application of radioisotopes and ionising radiation in industry are reviewed as an introduction to nuclear methods of control in sugar milling and refining. Details of the South African usage of radioactive materials are given, indicating the absence of the sugar industry. The potential of the radiotracer technique is emphasised in the light of reported investiga...