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Conference Agenda

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Location: Rhône 3

Date: Monday, 28/Oct/2024

8:30am
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10:00am

AA-1: Alumina Session 1
Location: Rhône 3
Chair: Guillaumont Laurent
Chair: Sebastien Fortin

8:30am - 9:00am
10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation

AA01 - Decarbonisation of the Bayer Process – A Technical Assessment of Enabling Technologies and Process Economics

Michael Barnes, Jordan Neil, Kushagra Bosamia

Hatch, Brisbane, Australia

9:00am - 9:20am

AA02 - Coal and Acai Seed Cofiring into Bubbling Fluidized Bed Boiler

Clara Veiga Ferreira de Souza¹, Sergio Ferreira¹, Raquel Rodrigues¹, Marcelo Maciel¹, Ana Carolina Ferreira¹, Manoel Nogueira², Danielle Guerra², João Ribeiro², Fernando Santos², Alan Carneiro²

1: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil; 2: Federal University of Para, Brazil

9:20am - 9:40am

AA03 - KX Low Temperature Digestion Preliminary Engineering

Rob Clegg¹, Laurent Guillaumont², Fabrice Gamel²

1: Sahl Regen, Senegal; 2: ALTEO Gardanne, France

9:40am - 10:00am

AA04 - Exhaust to Energy: Waste Heat Recovery in Alumina Digesters

Santunu Pathy¹, Kausikisharan Mishra², Sasi Kumar³, Uttam Kumar Giri⁴

1: Hindalco, Utkal Alumina International Limited; 2: Hindalco, Aditya Refinery; 3: Hindalco, Mahan Aluminium; 4: Hindalco, Utkal Alumina International Limited

10:30am
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12:00pm

AA-2: Alumina Session 2
Location: Rhône 3
Chair: Michael Barnes
Chair: Efthymios Balomenos

10:30am - 11:00am
10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation

AA05 - Enabling Improved Waste Heat Recovery in Digestion for Energy and Carbon Footprint Reduction

Andrew Furlong

Worley Pty Ltd, Australia

11:00am - 11:20am

AA06 - Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Alumina Refineries through Motor Underload Current Monitoring

Subhadeep Bhattacharya, Nitya Nand Roy, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Arvind Kumar Singh

Hindalco Ind. Ltd., India

11:20am - 11:40am

AA29 - Influence of Calcination Parameters on Alumina Quality in Gas Suspension Calciner

Bharathesh Kumar¹, Nireesh Budumuru¹, Swapnil Ghatage¹, Chandrakala Kari¹, Vilas Tathavadkar¹, Keshav Karn², Neelmani Srivastava², Himanshu Ranjan², Paul Gupta²

1: Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company Pvt. Ltd, India; 2: HINDALCO Industries Ltd, Renukoot

11:40am - 12:00pm

AA30 - ACH Calcination and Spray Roasting: Opportunities for Closing Gaps Within the Chloride Route

David Konlechner¹, Guilherme M. D. M. Rubio¹, Maria Bagani², Danai Marinos², Dimitrios Sparis², Michail Vafeias², Dimitrios Kotsanis², Efthymios Balomenos², Dimitrios Panias²

1: KON Chemical Solutions e.U., Austria; 2: Laboratory of Metallurgy, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

1:00pm
-
2:30pm

AA-3: Alumina Session 3
Location: Rhône 3
Chair: Ken Evans
Chair: Andrey Panov

1:00pm - 1:30pm
10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation

AA26 - Green Specialty Alumina For Greener Energy Products

Saurabh Khedekar

Hindalco Industries Ltd, India

1:30pm - 1:50pm

AA27 - Enhancing Hydrate Properties to Cater New Age Hydrate Applications

Asutosh Acharya, Kaushal Gupta

Hindalco, India

1:50pm - 2:10pm

AA28 - Evaluation of Rho Alumina Binder on Setting Behaviour Due to Soda Additives and Retarder

Saravanan Poomalai, Vikas S Patil, Alok Suman, Laxminarayan S Shanbhag, Hirak Mitra, Saptarshi Sengupta, Ravi Kiran Das

Hindalco Industries Limted, India

2:10pm - 2:30pm

AA31 - Panel Discussion: Specialty Hydrate & Alumina - Where next?

Andrey Panov

ICSOBA

Date: Tuesday, 29/Oct/2024

8:00am
-
10:00am

AL-5: Electrolysis Session 5
Location: Rhône 3
Chair: Till Reek
Chair: Dagoberto Severo

8:00am - 8:30am
10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation

AL46 - A Strategy to Adjust Anode Vertical Position After Setting Using Anode Current Profile

Choon-Jie Wong¹, Jie Bao¹, Maria Skyllas-Kazacos¹, Barry Welch¹, Nadia Ahli², Amal Aljasmi², Mohamed Mahmoud²

1: University of New South Wales, Australia; 2: Emirates Global Aluminium, Dubai, UAE

8:30am - 8:50am

AL39 - Reduction of Net Carbon Consumption - Different Avenues Tested

Sylvain Delenclos, Stephane Mermet-Guyenet, Johan Mizzi, Guillaume Branly, Olivier Forato

Aluminium Dunkerque, France

8:50am - 9:10am

AL40 - Carbon Dusting Mechanisms and Countermeasures

Matthias Dechent

TRIMET Aluminum SE, Germany

9:10am - 9:30am

AL41 - Experimental Study of Multi-Bubble Dynamics Below a Small Anode Using an Air-Water Model

Ali Amiri Gheisvandi^1,6, Simon Laliberté-Riverin^2,6, Ryan M. Soncini³, Patrice Doiron⁴, Gelareh Momen⁵, Houshang Darvishi-Alamdari^2,6, Seyed Mohammad Taghavi^1,6

1: Department of Chemical Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, Canada; 2: Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, Canada; 3: Alcoa – Operational Excellence Center of Excellence, New Kensington, PA, USA; 4: Alcoa – Operational Excellence Center of Excellence, Deschambault, Canada; 5: Department of Applied Sciences, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Québec, Canada; 6: Aluminum Research Center-Regal, Université Laval, Québec, Canada

9:30am - 9:50am

AL42 - Experience and Learnings with Inclined Anode Slots in High Amperage Aluminium Reduction Cell

Alexandre Blais, Pascal Thibeault

Rio Tinto, Canada

10:30am
-
12:00pm

AL-7: Electrolysis Session 7
Location: Rhône 3
Chair: André-Felipe Schneider
Chair: Vinko Potocnik

10:30am - 11:00am
10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation

AL52 - CFD Modelling of Potroom Ventilation

Vanderlei Gusberti¹, Dagoberto Schubert Severo¹, Marc Dupuis²

1: CAETE Engenharia Ltda, Brazil; 2: GeniSim Inc., Canada

11:00am - 11:20am

AL53 - Impact of Cathode Ring Busbars on Potshell Temperature by Radiation Heat Transfer

André-Felipe Schneider¹, Daniel Richard¹, Vinko Potocnik², Marc Dupuis³

1: Hatch Ltd., Canada; 2: Consultant, Saguenay, Canada; 3: GeniSIM, Inc., Saguenay, Canada

11:20am - 11:40am

AL54 - Comparison of CVD, Horizontal Currents and MHD Stability of Different Cathode Designs

Marc Dupuis¹, Valdis Bojarevics²

1: GeniSim Inc., Canada; 2: University of Greenwich, UK

11:40am - 12:00pm

AL55 - Thermoelectrical Modeling of the Effect of Metal Height and Cathode Erosion on Cell Heat Balance

Simon-Olivier Tremblay¹, Daniel Marceau¹, Antoine Godefroy², Sébastien Charest², Jules Côté²

1: Centre universitaire de recherche sur l’aluminium (CURAL) – Regroupement stratégique sur l’aluminium (REGAL) – Université du Québec à Chicoutimi; 2: Aluminerie Alouette Inc.

1:00pm
-
2:30pm

AL-9: Electrolysis Session 9
Location: Rhône 3
Chair: Vanderlei Gusberti
Chair: Dagoberto Severo

1:00pm - 1:30pm
10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation

AL56 - Modelling Study of the Impact of Daily Power Modulation on Cell Thermal Balance

Mohamad Ismail, Bertrand Allano, David Munoz, Coralie Desages, Eric Poutougnigni

Rio Tinto-Aluminium Technology Solutions-LRF

1:30pm - 1:50pm

AL57 - Analysing the Stability of Aluminium Electrolysis Cells Using a Mechanical Model

Ibrahim Mohammad¹, Marc Dupuis², Valdis Bojarevics³

1: Department of Mechanical engineering, University of Rochester, USA; 2: GeniSim Inc., Canada; 3: University of Greenwich, UK

1:50pm - 2:10pm

AL58 - Upgrade Experiment on Magnetohydrodynamic Stability of 350kA Aluminum Reduction Pot

Aiping Zhou, Xi Cao, Yafeng Liu, Wei Liu, Hongwu Hu, Ye Kong, Xuan Wang, Jinlong Hou

Shenyang Aluminum and Magnesium Engineering and Research Institute Co.Ltd., China, People's Republic of

2:10pm - 2:30pm

AL43 - A CFD Study of Bubble Dynamics and Voltage Drop in Slotted Anodes

Mostafa El Mehdi Brik, Ievgen Necheporenko, Alexander Arkhipov

Emirates Global Aluminum, United Arab Emirates

Date: Wednesday, 30/Oct/2024

8:30am
-
10:00am

AL-11: Electrolysis Session 11
Location: Rhône 3
Chair: Yasar Suleyman Kocaefe
Chair: Vinko Potocnik

8:30am - 9:00am
10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation

AL44 - Anode Spike Model: A Case Study of Challenges and Future Directions

Paul-Antoine Marie Etienne Calandreau, Maitha Ismail Faraj, Sayed Khursid Ahemad, Asmaa Ali ALHosani, Anton Bakuteev, Mamatha Reddy Shyamala, Khuram Pervez, Jaijith Sreekantan, Almero Austin Eybers, Manal Ali Raheem

Emirates Global Aluminium, United Arab Emirates

9:00am - 9:20am

AL45 - Validation of Anode Current Distribution Measured by a Smart Individual Anode Monitoring System

Jing Shi¹, Choon-Jie Wong², Maitha Faraj¹, Nadia Ahli¹, Jie Bao², Barry Welch², Hassan Alhayas¹, Mohamed Mahmoud¹

1: Emirates Global Aluminium, United Arab Emirates; 2: University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

9:20am - 9:40am

AL28 - Exploring Refractory Material Degradation in Aluminum Electrolysis Cells

Mohamed Hassen Ben Salem¹, Gervais Soucy¹, Daniel Marceau², Antoine Godefroy³, Sébastien Charest³

1: Université de Sherbrooke; 2: Université du Québec à Chicoutimi; 3: Aluminerie Alouette inc.

9:40am - 10:00am

AL14 - Scale-up Of Pneumatic Conveying Systems In Existing Plants

Jan Paepcke, Peter Hilgraf, Marieke Moka, Arne Hilck

Claudius Peters Projects, Germany

10:30am
-
12:00pm

AL-12: Electrolysis Session 12
Location: Rhône 3
Chair: Bertrand Allano
Chair: Vinko Potocnik

10:30am - 11:00am
10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation

AL31 - Towards Greener Aluminium Production - A Carbon Footprint Assessment of Graphitized Cathodes for Electrolysis Pots

Tristan Carrère, Bénédicte Allard, Till Reek

Tokai COBEX

11:00am - 11:20am

AL32 - Online Chemical Analysis of Aluminium Metal in Primary Production Plants using a Preparation Free Sample and Mobile Laser OES Analyser

Martin Kendall¹, Christer Danlind², Tansu Canbolat¹

1: Heraeus Electro-Nite Int'l, Belgium; 2: Heraeus Electro-Nite Sweden AB

11:20am - 11:40am

AL33 - Response Characteristics of Zone Resistance in Aluminium Reduction Cell

Chun Li¹, Jun Tie¹, Yi Meng¹, Hao Xiao², Jun Lei², Dongwei Liu², Boyang Liu²

1: North China University of Technology, Beijing, People's Republic of China; 2: Beijing SWT Intelligent Optics Technology Co., Beijing, People's Republic of China

11:40am - 12:00pm

AL34 - Understanding the Factors Influencing the Carbon Dioxide Dilution in an Aluminium Electrolysis Cell

Mohammadreza Basohbatnovinzad¹, Lukas Dion², Kadiata Ba³, Simon-Olivier Tremblay⁴, Sébastien Guérard⁵, Jean-François Bilodeau⁶

1: UQAC, Canada; 2: UQAC, Canada; 3: UQAC, Canada; 4: UQAC, Canada; 5: Riotinto; 6: Riotinto

1:00pm
-
2:30pm

AL-14: Electrolysis Session 14
Location: Rhône 3
Chair: Alexander Arkhipov
Chair: Vinko Potocnik

1:00pm - 1:30pm
10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation

AL35 - Improving Cell Performance with Artificial Intelligence Multi-Objective Optimisation of Bath Composition

Joseph Ndjebabyi Nloga, France Tremblay, Pierre-Luc Voyer, Patrice Desrosiers, Hermann Vermette, Sebastien Perron, Daniel Martel, Patricia Gagnon, Jeremy Berube

Rio Tinto, Canada

1:30pm - 1:50pm

AL36 - Rel-Time Estimation of Bath Temperature in Aluminium Electrolysis Cells Using Temporal Neural Networks

Alexandre Beaulieu¹, Diego Salomone¹, David Munoz², Bertrand Allano², Ismail Mohamad³

1: Rio Tinto – Industry 4.0, Saguenay (QC), Canada; 2: Rio Tinto – Solutions Technologies Aluminium, Voreppe, France; 3: Rio Tinto - Solutions Technologies Aluminium - LRF, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France

1:50pm - 2:10pm

AL37 - Reduction of Specific AlF3 Consumption in Hirakud Potlines

Pratap Sahu, Guarav Verma

Hindalco

2:10pm - 2:30pm

AL38 - Bath Chemistry control with Different Alumina Compositions

Shaikha Alshehhi, Vishal Ahmad, Almero Eybers, Vinod Nair

EGA, United Arab Emirates

42^nd Conference
and Exhibition
ICSOBA 2024

27 - 31 October 2024
Lyon, France

Conference Agenda