CH01 - Combined Quantitative Analysis of Salt Fluxes Composition by X-ray Diffraction and X-ray Fluorescence in Process Control

Oksana Bezrukova¹, Petr Dubinin¹, Aleksandr Samoilo¹, Igor Yakimov¹, Aleksandr Zaloga¹, Denis Khlystov¹, Nikolai Babitskiy²

1: Siberian Federal University, Russia; 2: RUSAL Engineering and Technology Center, Russia

CH02 - Conservation of Energy in Al Cast House – Technology Advancement to Overcome Challenges

Praddyum Rushikesh Pavitrakar, Shibu Mathew

Bechtel, India

CH03 - Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Usage in Cast House Furnaces

Lee Anthony Allen, Tim Hordley

Mechatherm International Ltd, United Kingdom

CH04 - Improvement in Sodium Reduction Process During TAC

Rashid Ahmed Alawadhi, Sajjad Hussain Shah

EGA, United Arab Emirates

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

Michael Barnes, Jordan Neil, Kushagra Bosamia

Hatch, Brisbane, Australia

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

AA03 - KX Low Temperature Digestion Preliminary Engineering

Rob Clegg¹, Laurent Guillaumont², Fabrice Gamel²

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

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

EL01 - A Case Study For Emissions Free CPC Production

Les Charles Edwards, Main Hunt, Matthew Childers

Rain Carbon Inc., United States of America

EL03 - Improved Process Safety of Petroleum Coke Calcination by Improved Knowledges and Control Measures

Marie-Josee Dion, Jean-François Gravel, Hans Darmstadt, Christian Lubombo

Rio Tinto, Canada

EL02 - Analysis of Materials For Production and From Production

Lorentz Petter Lossius, Karin Bolstad

Hydro Aluminium AS, Norway

EL04 - A Cradle-to-Gate Life Cycle Assessment of Pre-baked Carbon Anode Production; A Case Study in Quebec.

Bernard Osei, Simon Laliberté-Riverin, Houshang Alamdari

REGAL-Aluminium Research Center, Laval University

AL01 - Historical Development of Aluminium Technologies in Germany

Horst Peters

ATC, Germany

AL02 - Experience of Potline Restarts in the TRIMET Group

Janik Brenk¹, Roman Düssel¹, Matthias Dechent², Oliver Marzin², Christian Erkes³, Richard Meier³, Nicolas Pasquier⁴, Hanno Vogel¹, Remi Krachewski⁴, Patrice Battistella⁴

1: TRIMET Aluminum SE, Essen, Germany; 2: TRIMET Aluminium SE, Voerde, Germany; 3: TRIMET Aluminium SE, Hamburg, Germany; 4: TRIMET France, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France

AL04 - Successful 72-Hour Sleeping Mode Operation on AP40 Pots in Kitimat Smelter - A Case Study.

Pradeep Varma Kalidindi¹, Jennifer Petten¹, Kara Chisholm¹, Pierre-luc Voyer², Patrice Desrosiers²

1: Rio Tinto BC Works, Kitimat, Canada; 2: Technical services Atlantic -Rio Tinto, Saguenay, Canada

AL05 - EGA Experience in Improving Cell Performance through Design and Control System Upgrade of INALUM Sumitomo S170 Technology

Alexander Arkhipov, Alexander Mukhanov, Ievgen Necheporenko, Ilia Dorokhov, Dany Lavoie, Konstantin Nikandrov, Jamal Alhemeiri, Abdalla Alzarooni, Abdulaziz Sarhan, Pablo Navarro

Emirates Global Aluminium, United Arab Emirates

CH05 - Increase Casting Capacity of DC-5 Caster at EGA Jebel Ali

Abani Kumar Meher, Afshin Lufti, Yaqoub Ahmad, Omar Ahmad Abdelrahman Al Hashmi, Farukh Azim, Nilay Mukeshkumar Shah, Mohammed Jumaa Abdulrahim

EGA, United Arab Emirates

CH06 - Vertical Direct Chilled Casting Facilities (VDC) Reliability Improvement at EGA

Sanjay Das, Nasser Al Khaja, Rajiv Kumar Puniani, Amit Kishorchandra Parikh, Shaiju Soman, Kishore Kumar Bhatt, Mubarak Mohamed Bashir, Naresh Kumar, Mohammed Riaz Syed, Talluri Suri Babu, Shybin Karunakaran, Agnel Antonio Francisco Noronha, Ramasamy Govindaraj, Anurag Mohanty

EGA, United Arab Emirates

CH07 - 100 % Volumetric Ultrasonic Inspection on 5182 Slabs Post Casting

Nicolas Jacob¹, Pierre Jeanroy²

1: Aluminium Dunkerque, France; 2: Dynamic Concept Europe, France

CH08 - Automatic Real-Time Chemical Composition Analysis (LP-LIBS) in Casthouse Operations

Kristjan Leosson, Berglind Hoskuldsdottir

DTE, Iceland

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

Andrew Furlong

Worley Pty Ltd, Australia

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

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

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

EL05 - A Robust Fume Treatment Centre of the Global Aluminium Industry

Peter Klut, Travis Turco, Jamal Elfilali, Edo Engel

Danieli Corus

EL06 - Rhodax Process – Recent Evolution and Future Challenges

Christophe Bouche, Vincent Philippaux, Ibrahima Mbengue, Fabien Gaudière

Fives Solios, France

EL07 - Low Resistance, High Flow PrimaFlow Filters – Latest Results in Carbon Bake Fume

Michael Neate, Bradley Currell, Henrique Sommerfeld

Solaft Filtration, Australia

EL08 - NOx Emission Reduction at ALBA (Aluminium Bahrain) Kiln-5

Hesham Hasan Buhazza, Rajesh Garg, Prakash Mishra, Nabeel Ebrahim Al Jallabi, Taleb Al Ansari, Abdulla Habib

Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA), Bahrain

AL06 - Scaling Potline Amperage Due to Rectifier Maintenance in DX Technology Line 8

Praveen Kumar Gupta, Satheesh Mani

emirates global aluminum (EGA), United Arab Emirates

AL07 - Seasonal Protocol - Strategies to Improve the Thermal Balance in Potline

Swapnil Sahu, Abdullah Al Yarubi, Roa Al Shizawi, Ali Al Badi, Abdullah Al Dhahli, Mohammed Al Mudallwi, Said Al Hinai, Javier Navia, Ciro Kato, Agnello Borim

Sohar Aluminium, Oman

AL08 - SmartCrane Contributes To Proactive Decision Making And Optimization Of Electrolysis Process

Frederic Moreira Pereira, Vincent Delcourt, Clement Pessemesse

Fives Aluminium, France

AL09 - Pot Control Systems and Safety. Lessons Learned from Real Potline Incidents.

Dinesh Umapathi, Pierre Marcellin

RIO TINTO, France

CH09 - Development of Electrical Wire Rod with Recycled Content at TRIMET France

Nicolas Ligonesche¹, Eric Oustry¹, Nicolas Archenault¹, Stéphane Heurtault²

1: TRIMET France, France; 2: RTE, France

CH10 - DC-Casting of Rolling Ingots With High Level of Magnesium

Martijn Vos, Alexander Krokhin, Alexander Alabin, Aleksey Iliin

RUSAL, Russian Federation

CH11 - Combined Rolling and Extrusion production of Wire Rod

Martijn Vos, Alexander Krokhin, Alexander Salnikov, Alexander Alabin

RUSAL, Russian Federation

CH12 - Real-time Monitoring of Legionella in Casthouse Water Cooling Systems

Geneviveve Doyer¹, Marie-Christine Simard²

1: Riotinto, Canada; 2: Riotinto, Canada

AA26 - Green Specialty Alumina For Greener Energy Products

Saurabh Khedekar

Hindalco Industries Ltd, India

AA27 - Enhancing Hydrate Properties to Cater New Age Hydrate Applications

Asutosh Acharya, Kaushal Gupta

Hindalco, India

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

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

Andrey Panov

ICSOBA

EL09 - Data Science applied to Anode Baking Furnace Environmental Foot Print Reduction

Olivier Forato¹, Francois Ordronneau¹, Hervé Pedroli¹, David Brismalein¹, Gregor Josse², Eloise Sorin², Maxime Redstone-Leclerc², Julian Cooper², Christophe Bouche³, Nicolas Fiot³, Louna Alsouki³

1: Aluminium Dunkerque, Dunkerque, France; 2: Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Paris, France; 3: Fives Solios, Givors, France

EL10 - Inspection Methodology and Upgrade options for Anode Bake Fume Treatment Centres

Mikkel Sørum, Anders Sørhuus, Eivind Holmefjord, Bjørn-Erik Hattrem, Guillaume Girault

REEL Environmental Control Solutions, Norway

EL11 - Enhancing Operational Visibility in Anodes Baking Furnace

Sara Al Khadhar, Edouard Mofor, Jasem Al Obaidli, Mohammad Qazizadeh, Shajahan Asanguthus

Emirates Global Aluminium, United Arab Emirates

EL12 - Modern Fume Treatment Centers for ABF; a comparison between 2 Fumes Cooling Technologies

Bassam Hureiki¹, El Hani Bouhabila¹, Raymond Johansen², Geir Wedde²

1: Fives Solios, France; 2: Norwegian Emission Abatement Technologies AS, Norway

AL10 - Development, Testing and Deployment of the METRICS Pot Control System

Sylvain Fardeau¹, Anne Resch², Finn Breidenbach², Kay Kessel², Roman Düssel², Valentin Olbricht², Wim Toebes³, Thomas Bertram³, Matthias Dechent⁴

1: Trimet France, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France; 2: Trimet Aluminium SE, Essen, Germany; 3: Trimet Aluminium SE, Voerde, Germany; 4: Trimet Aluminium SE, Hamburg, Germany

AL11 - An Explainable AI Approach for Predictive Bath Temperature Regulation

Prateek Kumar Lath¹, Anish Das¹, Amit Gupta², Kamal Kant Pandey¹, Anshu Mangal¹, Kapil Kumar¹

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

AL13 - EGA Pot Feed Systems - Challenges and Solutions

Budoor Ali¹, Mohamad Abdulghafor Hussein², Ajay Salian³, Auhood Aljasmi⁴

1: Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), United Arab Emirates; 2: Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), United Arab Emirates; 3: Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), United Arab Emirates; 4: Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), United Arab Emirates

KN01 – Pioneering Sustainable Aluminium: Aluminium Dunkerque's Decarbonization and Partnership Strategy

Guillaume de Goys

Aluminium Dunkerque, Loon-Plage, France, France

KN02 - 10 Years of TRIMET France: A Success Story

Loïc Maenner

TRIMET France, France

KN03 - Alteo Gardanne Refinery: 130 Years of Adaptation to Meet the Dual Challenge of Environmental Protection and Added Value

Guillaume Bastien, Laurent Guillaumont

Alteo, France

KN04 - Rio Tinto, the Organization Facing Aluminium Technological and Environmental Challenges

Sylvie Fraysse

Rio Tinto, France

KN-1 Panel Discussion

Bernard Allais

ICSOBA, France

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

AL39 - Reduction of Net Carbon Consumption - Different Avenues Tested

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

Aluminium Dunkerque, France

AL40 - Carbon Dusting Mechanisms and Countermeasures

Matthias Dechent

TRIMET Aluminum SE, Germany

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

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

Alexandre Blais, Pascal Thibeault

Rio Tinto, Canada

AA12 - An Effective Filter Aid for the Direct Filtration of Digester Blow-off

Scott Allan Moffatt, Gregory Flieg

Syensqo, United States of America

AA13 - Assessment of Chemical Additives Impact on Alumina Refinery Processes

Raquel Cristina Singulani, Badarani Ahmad, Sanghamitra Panda, Aysha Muneer Naji Ali AlThaibani, Maitha Rashid Saif Ali Alqaydi

Emirates Global Aluminium, United Arab Emirates

AA25 - Improving Product Hydrate Filtration Efficiency of Alumina Refinery Through Nalco Water’s FilterMax Technology

Shounak Banerjee, Scott Barham, Howard Kameka, Servidoni Eduardo, Ismail Yudhistira

Ecolab Nalco Water, India

AA15 - Iron Impurity in Liquor – Impact on Product Quality and Control Methods

Sagar Subhash Pandit, Amit Gupta

Hindalco, India

AA16 - Study of Vanadium Removal from Caustic Solutions

Lu Siming¹, Ma Danyang², Yu Qing³, Qi Lijuan⁴, Yang Huibin⁵, Zhang Jianqiang⁶, Li Xueyuan⁷, Kang Shaojie⁸, Li Chengyu⁹, Xie Gengbiao¹⁰

1: Zhengzhou Non-ferrous Metals Research Institute Co. Ltd., CHALCO, China; 2: Zhengzhou Non-ferrous Metals Research Institute Co. Ltd., CHALCO, China; 3: Zhengzhou Non-ferrous Metals Research Institute Co. Ltd., CHALCO, China; 4: Zhengzhou Non-ferrous Metals Research Institute Co. Ltd., CHALCO, China; 5: Zhengzhou Non-ferrous Metals Research Institute Co. Ltd., CHALCO, China; 6: Zhengzhou Non-ferrous Metals Research Institute Co. Ltd., CHALCO, China; 7: Zhengzhou Non-ferrous Metals Research Institute Co. Ltd., CHALCO, China; 8: Zhengzhou Non-ferrous Metals Research Institute Co. Ltd., CHALCO, China; 9: Zhengzhou Non-ferrous Metals Research Institute Co. Ltd., CHALCO, China; 10: Zhengzhou Non-ferrous Metals Research Institute Co. Ltd., CHALCO, China

AL15 - Arguments for Keeping Uniform Alumina Concentration and Anode-Cathode Distance in Aluminium Electrolysis Cells

Asbjørn Solheim

SINTEF Industry, Norway

AL16 - A Local Alumina and ACD Observer for Aluminum Electrolysis Cells Using Anode Currents

Andrea Mattioni², Lucas Jose da Silva Moreira¹, Gildas Besançon², Mirko Fiacchini², Herve Roustan¹

1: Rio Tinto, France; 2: Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, GIPSA-Lab, France

AL17 - Research on Different Characteristics of a Cell and the Implementation of Local Alumina Control

Zhibin Zhao¹, Shuzhen Ma², Ruisheng Zhang², Chao Liu¹, Wei Liu¹, Junfeng Qi¹, Michael Ren³

1: Shenyang Aluminium& Magnesium Engineering & Research Institute, China; 2: Yunnan Wenshan Aluminum Smelter Co., Ltd.,China; 3: Sunlightmetal Consulting Inc

AL18 - Decoding Alumina Dissolution: Navigating the Dynamic Interplay of Bath Composition

Jonathan Alarie¹, Martin Truchon¹, László I. Kiss¹, Lukas Dion¹, Sébastien Guérard², Jean-François Bilodeau²

1: UQAC, REGAL, CURAL, GRIPS, Canada; 2: ARDC, Rio Tinto, Canada

AL19 - Multilevel Robust State Observer for Spatial Alumina Concentration Estimation

Luning Ma¹, Choon-Jie Wong¹, Jie Bao¹, Maria Skyllas-Kazacos¹, Barry Welch¹, Jing Shi², Maitha Faraj², Mohamed Mahmoud²

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

CH13 - Casthouse Refractory Methods for Risk Control and Quality Assurance

Philippe Gauthier¹, Mathieu Bergeron²

1: Rio Tinto, Canada; 2: Rio Tinto, Canada

CH14 - Atlantic Operation Centre (AOC): The Foundation Towards the Best Operator to Overcome the Industry Challenges and Ensure Competitiveness

Jean-Luc Allard¹, Dave Bolduc², Joseph Langlais³

1: Rio Tinto, Canada; 2: Rio Tinto, Canada; 3: Rio Tinto, Canada

CH15 - Advanced Data Analytics Tools to Identify the Root Cause of Filter Clogging During Casthouse Operation

Josée Colbert¹, Jens Bouchard², Joseph Langlais³, Simon L'Heureux⁴

1: RioTinto, Canada; 2: RioTinto, Canada; 3: RioTinto, Canada; 4: RioTinto, Canada

CH16 - Batscan: the Coming of Age of a New Tool for Inclusion Detection in Liquid Aluminium

Jean-Louis Achard¹, Pierre Le Brun¹, Marc Bertherat¹, Pierre-Yves Menet¹, Nicolas Bauret², Vincent Milani²

1: Constellium Technology Center, Voreppe, France; 2: STAS Inc., Saguenay, Quebec, Canada

EL13 - Thermal Cycling Tests on Dense Refractories

Jean Louis Guichard¹, Simon Aufranc², Christophe Molinier³, José Almeida⁴, Arnaud Bourgier⁵

1: ICAR-CM2T, France; 2: ICAR-CM2T, France; 3: Rio Tinto, France; 4: Rio Tinto, France; 5: Rio Tinto, France

EL14 - Anode Baking Furnace with Optimized Heating Curves and Natural Gas Consumption Reduction at Sohar Aluminium

Hamdan Said Alalawi, Ahmed Belfoul, Mohammed Al Balushi, Raghu Nandan Joshi, Hamood Al Brashdi, Rashid Al Maamari, Shashi Sing, Javith Basha, Mahfoud Al Ghaithy, Ciro Kato, Olivier Rival

Sohar Aluminum, Oman

EL15 - Challenges in Reduction of Stub to Carbon Voltage Drop for Amperage Increase

Anisha Rao Jonnalagadda, Dibyendu Ghosh, Girish Choudhary, Amresh Singh, Anoop Singh, Bibhuti Sahu, Sasikumar S, Sudhir Patel

Hindalco Industries Limited

EL16 - Modelling of Cast Iron to Carbon Electrical Contact Resistance to Reproduce Anode Voltage Measurements

Louis Bugnion¹, René von Kaenel¹, Roman Düssel², André van Haaren²

1: KAN-NAK SA, Switzerland; 2: TRIMET Aluminium SE, Germany

AL52 - CFD Modelling of Potroom Ventilation

Vanderlei Gusberti¹, Dagoberto Schubert Severo¹, Marc Dupuis²

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

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

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

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.

AA14 - Gardanne Refinery – Lessons Learned on Temporary Shutdown of Bayer-type Process

Guillaumont Laurent, Esquerre Valerie, Campanaro Serge

ALTEO, France

AA17 - Agglomeration Process Optimization

Jefferson Klister¹, Cleto Azevedo¹, Taynara Valentim¹, Pedro Costa¹, Alok Batra², Bhanu Prakash², Narayana Khadri²

1: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina; 2: Atomiton Inc

AA19 - Optimization of Aluminum Hydroxide Seeded Crystallization Using Predictive Model

Vladimir Golubev¹, Tatyana Litvinova², Ilya Blednykh¹, Andrey Panov¹

1: RUSAL Engineering and Technology Center, Russian Federation; 2: Saint-Petersburg Mining University, Russian Federation

AA20 - Intelligence-Driven Precipitation Control for Enhanced Alumina Productivity with Consistent Quality: A Machine Learning Approach

Paul Gupta, Subhadeep Bhattacharya, Keshav Karn, Salman Hussain

Hindalco Industries Limited, India

AL20 - Enhancing Operational Efficiency through Advanced Thermal Management Tools

Patrice Côté, Sébastien Guérard, Jean-François Bilodeau

Rio Tinto – Aluminum Technology Solutions, Jonquière, Canada

AL27 - Impact of Lining Material Degradation on Performance of Hall-Héroult Reduction Cell

Ali Jasim, Yousef Ahli, Alexander Mukhanov, Sheikha Fatima Almualla

Emirates global Aluminium, United Arab Emirates

AL24 - Production Process Optimization of a 240 kA Potline Under SAMI’s Deep Energy-Saving Cell Technology

Hongwu Hu¹, Xuede Gong², Fei Yan², Yafeng Liu¹, Jinlong Hou¹, Wei Liu¹, Xuan Wang¹, Xi Cao¹, Xin Zhao¹, Michael Ren³

1: Shenyang Aluminum and Magnesium Engineering and Research Institute Co., Ltd. Shenyang, China; 2: Guangxi Baise Guangtou Yinhai Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd. Baise, China; 3: Sunlightmetal Consulting Inc. Toronto, Canada

AL25 - Application of Shell Heat Exchanger Supplied with Compressed Air for Pot Sidewall Cooling

Gratha Adhitya Putra, Yusuf Iskandar, Ade Buandra, Edi Mugiono

PT. Inalum, Indonesia

EL17 - Anode Centre Modifications to Accommodate Potrooms Amperage Increase - A Review and Practical Experience

Yvon Ménard¹, Vinko Potocnik²

1: Yvon Ménard, Canada; 2: Vinko Potocnik Consultant Inc.

EL18 - Time-Dependent Response of Coke-Glycerin Mixtures to Mechanical Vibration

Amir Kafaei¹, Soheil Akbari², Simon Laliberté-Riverin³, Louis Gosselin⁴, Houshang Darvishi Alamdari³, Seyed Mohammad Taghavi¹

1: Aluminium Research Center – REGAL, Department of Chemical Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, Canada; 2: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; 3: Aluminium Research Center – REGAL, Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, Canada; 4: Aluminium Research Center – REGAL, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, Canada

EL19 - Effect of Wood Type on Biocoke Wettability by Coal Tar Pitch

Belkacem Amara, Duygu Kocaefe, Yasar Kocaefe

UQAC, Canada

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

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

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

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

AA21 - Reflections on 25 Years of SWIRLFLOW Operation at the QAL Alumina Refinery

Julie Townsend¹, Darren Bambrick², Tom Connor³, Bon Nguyen⁴, Jie Wu⁵, Lachlan Graham⁶, Mark Dorreen⁷

1: QAL, Gladstone, Australia; 2: QAL, Gladstone, Australia; 3: Rio Tinto, Brisbane, Australia; 4: CSIRO Mineral Resouces, Clayton, Australia; 5: CSIRO Mineral Resouces, Clayton, Australia; 6: CSIRO Mineral Resouces, Clayton, Australia; 7: CSIRO Mineral Resouces, Clayton, Australia

AA22 - Utilisation of a Modern Scale Management Technique for Precipitation Tanks

Pradeep Mudgala, Suresh Yadav, Ahlam AlMajrafi, Ahmed AlBreiki

Emirates Global Aluminium - Al Taweelah alumina refinery, United Arab Emirates

AA23 - Adaption of 80 m² Belt Filter from Processing Fine Classified Seed to Coarse Product

Rob Clegg¹, Fred Giraud², Valérie Esquerre-Cacha²

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

AA24 - How Additional Vacuum Disc Filter Design Can Support Operations

Jurgen Hahn, Christelle Zschernitz, André Egger

BOKELA GmbH, Germany

AL03 - Ma’aden Reduction Potlines Partial Failure Incident and Recovery

Subah Al-Shamari, Kishor Pant, Brent Pekoba, Abdulrahman Al-Shammari, Mohammed AlHunaini

Ma'aden

AL59 - The Complexity of PFC Generation in Alumina Reduction

Morten Isaksen¹, Henrik Åsheim¹, Norbert Schmidbauer², Ove Hermansen²

1: Hydro Aluminium AS, Norway; 2: NILU, Norway

AL60 - A Review of Equipment for Accurate PFC Measurements

Luis H Espinoza-Nava¹, Jerry Marks²

1: L Espinoza Nava Consulting - LLC, United States of America; 2: J Marks & Associates LLC

AL61 - New Products from Sulphate Wet Scrubbers of Aluminium Reduction

Andrey Gushchinskiy, Alexander Suss, Natalia Kuznetsova, Dmitry Abramychev, Andrey Panov, Vitaly Pingin

RUSAL Engineering and Technology Center, Russian Federation

KN05 - Preventing Molten Metal Explosions In Smelters

Alex W Lowery

Wise Chem LLC, United States of America

KN09 - Guineas Golden Decade of Bauxite Export Growth

Alan George Clark

The CM Group, Australia

KN06 - Creating a Safety Culture

Tim Murray

Cardinal Virtues Consulting, United States of America

KN07 - Journey of Hindalco as an Integrated Aluminium Producer

Kanakanand Sokkuraj¹, Amit Gupta²

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

KN08 - The Development of Energy-saving and Digital Intelligence Technologies for Primary Aluminum Industry in China

Kaibin Chen, Michael Ren

Chinalco, China, People's Republic of

KN-2 Panel Discussion

Bernard Allais

ICSOBA, France

BR01 - Reduction of Water Infiltration on the BRDA of the Gardanne Alumina Refinery

Arthur Caer, Laurent Guillaumont, Jean-Paul Leredde, Philippe Thibault

ALTEO, France

BR03 - Spectroscopic Investigations of Mining Residues Drying Kinetics to Predict and Prevent Fugitive Dust Emission

Gilles-Alex Dessap Pefete, Josée Maurais, Patrick Ayotte

Sherbrooke University, Canada

BR04 - Applying CFD Modelling and FEA to Enhance Bauxite Residue Slurry Flow through Distribution Rings in Filter Presses

Thomas Grillot¹, Simon Gravel², Nicolas-Alexandre Bouchard³

1: Cural Laboratory, UQAC, Canada; 2: ARDC, Rio Tinto Aluminium, Canada; 3: Processing & Technology, Rio Tinto, Canada

BR02 - Modern Concept for the Desanding of Red Mud

Thomas Baumann, Thibaut Richard

AKW Apparate + Verfahren GmbH, Germany

BR05 - Re-examining the Risks and Environmental Indicators in the Closure Governance of Bauxite Residue Sites in Jamaica

Shanti Persaud

Jamaica Bauxite Institute, Jamaica

AA07 - The Updated ILTD Process Case – Some Lessons Learnt from an R&D Project

György {George} Bánvölgyi

Senior Process Consultant

AA08 - Bauxite Beneficiation at the Grinding stage in Kazakhstan Alumina Production

Sanzhar Kazymov, Gulnur Abikenova, Dauren Dauletov, Svetlana Shvedchenko, Olga Mikhailova

LLP «ERG Research and Engineering Center», Kazakhstan

AA10 - Kinetics of Quartz Dissolution and Impact on Boehmite Extraction

Sagar Subhash Pandit, Rajanikant Jadhav

Hindalco, India

BX05 - Influence of Sodium Hexametaphosphate as Dispersant on Amazonian Bauxite Flotation

Geraldo Duarte¹, Allan Suhett Reis¹, Otávia Martins Silva Rodrigues², José Erik Nunes Araújo¹

1: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil; 2: Jaoss Consultoria

BX06 - Kaolinite Reduction on Bauxite through Mechanochemical Activation with Lime

Allan Suhett Reis¹, Caio Melo², Geraldo Duarte³, Janyne Ramos⁴, José Erik Nunes Araujo⁵

1: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil; 2: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil; 3: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil; 4: NHydro Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil; 5: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil

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

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

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.

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

Jan Paepcke, Peter Hilgraf, Marieke Moka, Arne Hilck

Claudius Peters Projects, Germany

AL26 - Cell Design Modifications to Reduce Specific Energy Consumption

Maria Carolina Daviou¹, Mariano Rivera¹, Maria Fernanda Jaitman¹, Esteban Cobo¹, Dagoberto Schubert Severo²

1: Aluar Aluminio Argentino; 2: CAETE Engenharia Ltda

AL29 - Behavior of Different Lining Designs with FCN in High Productivity Pots in ALBA

Abdulla Habib Ahmed Ali¹, Nabeel Ebrahim Mohd AlJallabi², Mohsen Ahmed Shukralla³, Hassan Almohri⁴, Vasantha Kumar Rangasamy⁵, Mohamed Edrabooh⁶, Rakesh Shrivastava⁷, Dagoberto Schubert Severo⁸

1: Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (ALBA); 2: Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (ALBA); 3: Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (ALBA); 4: Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (ALBA); 5: Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (ALBA); 6: Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (ALBA); 7: Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (ALBA); 8: CAETE Engenharia Ltda, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

AL30 - The Successful Testing and Implementation of AP30 Technology Spinoff Pot Designs at Alcoa Fjarðaál

Katarzyna Aleksandra Mirek-Sliwa¹, Brian Zukas², Ketil Rye³, Patrice Doiron⁴, Kristinn Ingimarsson⁵

1: Alcoa – Operational Excellence Center of Excellence, Kristiansand, Norway; 2: Alcoa – Operational Excellence Center of Excellence, New Kensington, USA; 3: Alcoa – Operational Excellence Center of Excellence, Mosjøen, Norway; 4: Alcoa – Operational Excellence Center of Excellence, Deschambault, Canada; 5: Alcoa Fjarðaál, Reyðarfjörður, Iceland

BR07 - Technical and Engineering Insights into Green Iron Production from Bauxite Residue: A Microwave Plant Assembly Process

Marcelo Montini¹, Darllan Rosario Pinheiro¹, Raphael Vieira da Costa¹, Luis Rodolfo Mariani Bittencourt², Lucas Arantes Araújo², Amaury Jose Leone Negrao²

1: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil; 2: New Wave

BR08 - Alkaline Extraction of Alumina from Hydrogen Reduced Bauxite Residue Pellets

Georgia Maria Tsaousi, Michail Vafeias, Adamadia Lazou, Dimitrios Sparis, Dimitrios Kotsanis, Efthymios Balomenos, Dimitrios Panias

Technologies for Sustainable Metallurgy Group, Laboratory of Metallurgy, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

BR11 - Field Evaluation of a New Road Sub-base Concept Including Bauxite Residue and Other Industrial By-Products

Stephane Beaulieu¹, Carlos Martin-Portugues Montoliu², Christian John Engelsen³

1: Aughinish Alumina; 2: Acciona Construccion; 3: Sintef

BR06 - European Aluminium’s Innovation Hub: Enhancing Bauxite Residue Valorisation Pathways Through Collaborative EU Projects

Konstantinos Kollias, Christian Leroy

European Aluminium, Belgium

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

Tristan Carrère, Bénédicte Allard, Till Reek

Tokai COBEX

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

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

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

BX01 - Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization of the Paranas Karst Bauxite Deposit, Samar Island, Philippines

Jillian Aira Gabo-Ratio¹, Lyle Andre Arenque¹, Ivanna Raena Campos¹, Betchaida Payot¹, Mary Donabelle Balela¹, Jayvhel Guzman²

1: University of the Philippines, Philippines; 2: Marcventures Holdings Inc., Philippines

BX02 - Hyperspectral Imaging, Data Processing and Prediction of Bauxite Samples from Paragominas, Brazil

Acácio Nunes de Pina Neto, Éricka Nascimento Brito, Gustavo Lopes Loureiro, Ricardo Radtke, Bruno Lima Gomes, Silvia Leda Torres de Farias

Hydro Bauxite & Alumina

BX03 - Enhancing Efficiency in Mining Operations through Closed-loop Real-time Ore Control System (CROCS)

Fei Fei Wang, Emet Arya, Ke Shi

Rio Tinto, Australia

BX07 - Optimization of Cyclone Geometry for Bauxite Beneficiation

Allan Suhett Reis¹, Geraldo Duarte², Eslyn Neves³, Thiago Luis Alves Jatobá⁴, Jos Araujo⁵

1: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil; 2: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil; 3: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil; 4: MinPro Solutions, São Paulo; 5: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil

AL48 - Successful Implementation of INALUM Pilot Cells Using EGA Cell Upgrade Technological Know-How

Sajid Hussain¹, Nadia Ahli¹, Abdalla Alzarooni¹, Maitha Ismail Faraj¹, Abdulaziz Sarhan¹, Hassan Alhayas¹, Khaldun M. Badra², Ferdy Rahadian², Recky Suharmon², Ardyanta G. K. Tarigan², Haris Budiman², Edi Mugiono², Parindra Kusriantoko²

1: Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA), United Arab Emirates; 2: PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (INALUM), North Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

AL49 - New Cell Preheat Shunt Design in EGA Al Taweelah Potline 3

Abani Kumar Meher, Mahasal Khan, Mohamed Saifuzzama, Mohammed Noor Yahya Ahmad Al Jaziri, Vinod Janardhanan Nair, Shirish Kumar Karahe, Imran Shahzad, Abdallah Abdelrahman Abdallah Rahbar, Kochali Zakir Hussain, Sooraj Soman Nair

EGA, United Arab Emirates

AL50 - The Robustness Of Ready To Use Cathodes (RuC®): A Mature Technology Available For The Primary Aluminium Industry

Oscar Alberto Vera Garcia, Nicolas Gros, Till Reek, Frank Hiltmann

Tokai COBEX GmbH

AL51 - EGA Experience with Full Copper Cathode Collector Bars

Nadia Ahli, Atif Al Ansari, Mohamed Tawfik Boraie Ahmed

emirates global aluminum (EGA), United Arab Emirates

BR12 - Strength Development Of Blended Cements Containing Co-Calcined Bauxite With Kaolinitic Clay

Natalia Pires Martins, Arne Peys

VITO, Belgium

BR13 - Co-Calcination of BR with Kaolin for Economic Production of SCM. Industrial Pilot Results

Foteini Kratouna¹, Panagiotis Davris¹, Efthymios Balomenos¹, Dimitrios Kotsanis⁴, Arne Peys², Pipat Termkhajornkit³, Frédérique Ferey³, Philippe Bernard³

1: METLEN Energy and Metals, Aluminium of Greece Plant, Ag. Nikolaos, Greece; 2: VITO, Mol, Belgium; 3: Holcim Innovation Center, Saint Quentin Fallavier, France; 4: National Technical University of Athens, Laboratory of Metallurgy, Athens, Greece

BR15 - Low-Carbon Cements from Aluminum Chain By-Products

Marcio Barata¹, Euler Arruda Junior¹, Marcelo Montini², Darllan Pinheiro², Raphael Costa²

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

BR14 - Development of Concretes with Different Strength Classes and Variations of Untreated Bauxite Residue Consumption

Markus Samuel Rebmann¹, Roberto Cesar de Oliveira Romano¹, José Augusto Ferreira Sales de Mesquita¹, Darllan do Rosário Pinheiro², Marcelo Montini², Raphael Costa², Rafael Giuliano Pileggi¹

1: University of São Paulo, Brazil; 2: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Belém, Brazil

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

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

AL37 - Reduction of Specific AlF3 Consumption in Hirakud Potlines

Pratap Sahu, Guarav Verma

Hindalco

AL38 - Bath Chemistry control with Different Alumina Compositions

Shaikha Alshehhi, Vishal Ahmad, Almero Eybers, Vinod Nair

EGA, United Arab Emirates

BX04 - Changing Lining Technology at the SAG Bauxite Mill at Hydro Paragominas

Tiago Silva¹, Ederison Rego¹, Diego Monteiro¹, Esterison Silva¹, Antonio Cezar Lisboa², Anderson Pinheiro²

1: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina; 2: Metso Minerals

BX08 - Fast Growing Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria Engineered for Seedling Production Applied at Post-Mining Restoration Areas

Jonilton Pantoja Paschoal¹, Igor do Vale¹, Vicente Santos Sousa¹, Francisco de Góes³, Isamara Silva³, Áthila Leandro Oliveira², Sérgio Miana de Faria², Cleyton Eduardo Costa Ferreira¹, Maria Alciene dos Santos¹

1: Hydro Paragominas, Brazil; 2: Embrapa Agrobiology; 3: EGIS – Engineering and Consultancy LTDA

BX09 - Using Soil Bioengineering to Recover a Gully in the Amazon Forest

Jonilton Pantoja Paschoal¹, Maria Alciene dos Santos¹, Vicente Santos de Sousa¹, Igor do Vale¹, Rita dos Santos Sousa², Junior Joel Dewes², Cleyton Eduardo Costa Ferreira¹

1: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil; 2: Vallis Engineering and Environment, Brazil

BX10 - Implementation of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) in Hydro Bauxite and Alumina

Paulo Henrique Alfenas da Silva, Stefani Oliveira, Débora Magalhães Chácara, Lynnie Ferraz, Hélcio José Prazeres Filho, Paschoal Cataldi, Raphael Vieira da Costa

Hydro Bauxite and Alumina, Brazil

AL62 - Treatment and Valorisation of Solid Wastes from Smelters with the Low-Caustic Leaching and Liming Process

Laurent Birry, Hervé Gauthier

Rio Tinto, Canada

AL63 - Massive Recycling of Underpot Material to Pots at Sohar Aluminium Smelter

Haitham Al Lahouri, Ali Al Badi, Abdullah Al Alawi, Abdullah Al Dhahli, Vegi Sreeramu, Said Al Hinai, Swapnil Sahu, Ciro Kato, Javier Navia, Agnello Borim

Sohar Aluminium, Oman

AL64 - Study on Utilization and Disposal Technology of Spent Potlining

Kaibin Chen^1,2, Tingting Du², Lizhen Sun², Jianjun Liu², Ruonan Li Li², Zhongsheng Luo²

1: Central South University, Changsha, China; 2: Zhengzhou Non-ferrous Metals Research Institute Co.Ltd of CHALCO, China

AL65 - Recovery of Aluminium from Metal Pads in Shutdown Aluminium Electrolysis Cells

Samuel Senanu, Martin Syvertsen, Erik Koren, Kurt Sandaunet, Arne Petter Ratvik

SINTEF AS, Norway

KN10 - Can the Aluminium Industry Meet Global Climate Change Targets?

Miles Prosser

International Aluminium Institute, United Kingdom

KN11 – Opening the Automatic Frequency Restoration Reserve Markets in Europe: An Opportunity for Electrolyzers

Marion Perrin

Energy Pool Development France, France

KN12 - Aluminium Market Outlook: Reaching An Inflection Point?

Uday Patel

Wood Mackenzie, United Kingdom

KN13 - Low-carbon Aluminium: Market Dynamics and Pathway to Green Transition

Perrine Faye

Fastmarkets, United Kingdom

KN-3 Panel Discussion

Bernard Allais

ICSOBA, France