ST-1 technical-grade selenium has been produced in Kazakhstan for the first time using vacuum distillation. The chemical element is being manufactured by Kazakhmys Progress, LLC in the town of Balkhash, according to Minister of Science Sayasat Nurbek.
During a government session, Nurbek reported on the achievements of domestic scientists, including the production of ST-1 technical-grade selenium by the method of vacuum distillation at Kazakhmys Progress.
«Thanks to a technology developed by the Institute of Metallurgy and Ore Beneficiation at Satbayev University, we can produce high purity selenium (99.5%) and increase its value-added from 30% to...