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Silicon is used in construction, microchips and more – 'green' methods could help extract it from sugarcane waste

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par Lindiwe Khotseng, Professor, University of the Western Cape
Ntalane Sello, PhD Candidate, University of the Western Cape

In some parts of South Africa’s Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, sugarcane fields stretch as far as the eye can see. The crop is more than just a treat for those with a sweet tooth: in 2017 the country’s sugar industry had an estimated value of more than R12 billion; of this, sugarcane production alone was worth R5.1 billion.

But the sugar industry…

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