Study to minimise abrasion caused by sand and minerals from harvested encroacher bush biomass with possible alternative technologies and improvements for manufacturing a selection of compressed wood products in Namibia
The overall objectives of the assignment are to determine: (i) How to reduce sand and or mineral content of harvested Namibian bush raw material in order to reduce abrasive wear in the related downstream mechanical value adding process plant and equipment. (ii) How to provide possible solutions to the above in order to improve the productivity of compressed wood processes. (iii) Whether the sand/mineral content is a natural or a man-made phenomenon.