Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
| Date: Monday, 28/Oct/2024 | ||||
| 8:00am - 8:30am |
Conference Opening Location: Auditorium Lumière Chair: Claude Henri Vanvoren |
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| 8:30am - 10:00am |
CH-1: Casthouse Session 1 Location: Rhône 2 Chair: Josée Colbert Chair: Joseph Langlais 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation CH01 - Combined Quantitative Analysis of Salt Fluxes Composition by X-ray Diffraction and X-ray Fluorescence in Process Control 1: Siberian Federal University, Russia; 2: RUSAL Engineering and Technology Center, Russia 9:00am - 9:20am CH02 - Conservation of Energy in Al Cast House – Technology Advancement to Overcome Challenges Bechtel, India 9:20am - 9:40am CH03 - Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Usage in Cast House Furnaces Mechatherm International Ltd, United Kingdom 9:40am - 10:00am CH04 - Improvement in Sodium Reduction Process During TAC EGA, United Arab Emirates |
AA-1: Alumina Session 1 Location: Rhône 3 Chair: Guillaumont Laurent Chair: Sebastien Fortin 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AA01 - Decarbonisation of the Bayer Process – A Technical Assessment of Enabling Technologies and Process Economics Hatch, Brisbane, Australia 9:00am - 9:20am AA02 - Coal and Acai Seed Cofiring into Bubbling Fluidized Bed Boiler 1: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil; 2: Federal University of Para, Brazil 9:20am - 9:40am AA03 - KX Low Temperature Digestion Preliminary Engineering 1: Sahl Regen, Senegal; 2: ALTEO Gardanne, France 9:40am - 10:00am AA04 - Exhaust to Energy: Waste Heat Recovery in Alumina Digesters 1: Hindalco, Utkal Alumina International Limited; 2: Hindalco, Aditya Refinery; 3: Hindalco, Mahan Aluminium; 4: Hindalco, Utkal Alumina International Limited |
EL-1: Electrode Session 1 Location: StClair 3 Chair: Duygu Kocaefe Chair: Houshang Alamdari 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation EL01 - A Case Study For Emissions Free CPC Production Rain Carbon Inc., United States of America 9:00am - 9:20am EL03 - Improved Process Safety of Petroleum Coke Calcination by Improved Knowledges and Control Measures Rio Tinto, Canada 9:20am - 9:40am EL02 - Analysis of Materials For Production and From Production Hydro Aluminium AS, Norway 9:40am - 10:00am EL04 - A Cradle-to-Gate Life Cycle Assessment of Pre-baked Carbon Anode Production; A Case Study in Quebec. REGAL-Aluminium Research Center, Laval University |
AL-1: Electrolysis Session 1 Location: Auditorium Pasteur Chair: Stephan Broek Chair: Vinko Potocnik 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AL01 - Historical Development of Aluminium Technologies in Germany ATC, Germany 9:00am - 9:20am AL02 - Experience of Potline Restarts in the TRIMET Group 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 9:20am - 9:40am AL04 - Successful 72-Hour Sleeping Mode Operation on AP40 Pots in Kitimat Smelter - A Case Study. 1: Rio Tinto BC Works, Kitimat, Canada; 2: Technical services Atlantic -Rio Tinto, Saguenay, Canada 9:40am - 10:00am AL05 - EGA Experience in Improving Cell Performance through Design and Control System Upgrade of INALUM Sumitomo S170 Technology Emirates Global Aluminium, United Arab Emirates |
| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Break_1: Coffee Break |
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| 10:30am - 12:00pm |
CH-2: Casthouse Session 2 Location: Rhône 2 Chair: Joseph Langlais 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation CH05 - Increase Casting Capacity of DC-5 Caster at EGA Jebel Ali EGA, United Arab Emirates 11:00am - 11:20am CH06 - Vertical Direct Chilled Casting Facilities (VDC) Reliability Improvement at EGA EGA, United Arab Emirates 11:20am - 11:40am CH07 - 100 % Volumetric Ultrasonic Inspection on 5182 Slabs Post Casting 1: Aluminium Dunkerque, France; 2: Dynamic Concept Europe, France 11:40am - 12:00pm CH08 - Automatic Real-Time Chemical Composition Analysis (LP-LIBS) in Casthouse Operations DTE, Iceland |
AA-2: Alumina Session 2 Location: Rhône 3 Chair: Michael Barnes Chair: Efthymios Balomenos 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AA05 - Enabling Improved Waste Heat Recovery in Digestion for Energy and Carbon Footprint Reduction Worley Pty Ltd, Australia 11:00am - 11:20am AA06 - Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Alumina Refineries through Motor Underload Current Monitoring Hindalco Ind. Ltd., India 11:20am - 11:40am AA29 - Influence of Calcination Parameters on Alumina Quality in Gas Suspension Calciner 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 1: KON Chemical Solutions e.U., Austria; 2: Laboratory of Metallurgy, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece |
EL-2: Electrode Session 2 Location: StClair 3 Chair: Edouard Mofor Chair: Houshang Alamdari 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation EL05 - A Robust Fume Treatment Centre of the Global Aluminium Industry Danieli Corus 11:00am - 11:20am EL06 - Rhodax Process – Recent Evolution and Future Challenges Fives Solios, France 11:20am - 11:40am EL07 - Low Resistance, High Flow PrimaFlow Filters – Latest Results in Carbon Bake Fume Solaft Filtration, Australia 11:40am - 12:00pm EL08 - NOx Emission Reduction at ALBA (Aluminium Bahrain) Kiln-5 Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA), Bahrain |
AL-2: Electrolysis Session 2 Location: Auditorium Pasteur Chair: Sylvain Fardeau Chair: Dagoberto Severo 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AL06 - Scaling Potline Amperage Due to Rectifier Maintenance in DX Technology Line 8 emirates global aluminum (EGA), United Arab Emirates 11:00am - 11:20am AL07 - Seasonal Protocol - Strategies to Improve the Thermal Balance in Potline Sohar Aluminium, Oman 11:20am - 11:40am AL08 - SmartCrane Contributes To Proactive Decision Making And Optimization Of Electrolysis Process Fives Aluminium, France 11:40am - 12:00pm AL09 - Pot Control Systems and Safety. Lessons Learned from Real Potline Incidents. RIO TINTO, France |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Break_2: Lunch |
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| 1:00pm - 2:30pm |
CH-3: Casthouse Session 3 Location: Rhône 2 Chair: Joseph Langlais 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation CH09 - Development of Electrical Wire Rod with Recycled Content at TRIMET France 1: TRIMET France, France; 2: RTE, France 1:30pm - 1:50pm CH10 - DC-Casting of Rolling Ingots With High Level of Magnesium RUSAL, Russian Federation 1:50pm - 2:10pm CH11 - Combined Rolling and Extrusion production of Wire Rod RUSAL, Russian Federation 2:10pm - 2:30pm CH12 - Real-time Monitoring of Legionella in Casthouse Water Cooling Systems 1: Riotinto, Canada; 2: Riotinto, Canada |
AA-3: Alumina Session 3 Location: Rhône 3 Chair: Ken Evans Chair: Andrey Panov 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AA26 - Green Specialty Alumina For Greener Energy Products Hindalco Industries Ltd, India 1:30pm - 1:50pm AA27 - Enhancing Hydrate Properties to Cater New Age Hydrate Applications Hindalco, India 1:50pm - 2:10pm AA28 - Evaluation of Rho Alumina Binder on Setting Behaviour Due to Soda Additives and Retarder Hindalco Industries Limted, India 2:10pm - 2:30pm AA31 - Panel Discussion: Specialty Hydrate & Alumina - Where next? ICSOBA |
EL-3: Electrode Session 3 Location: StClair 3 Chair: Francesco Carlos Baccalà Chair: Houshang Alamdari 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation EL09 - Data Science applied to Anode Baking Furnace Environmental Foot Print Reduction 1: Aluminium Dunkerque, Dunkerque, France; 2: Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Paris, France; 3: Fives Solios, Givors, France 1:30pm - 1:50pm EL10 - Inspection Methodology and Upgrade options for Anode Bake Fume Treatment Centres REEL Environmental Control Solutions, Norway 1:50pm - 2:10pm EL11 - Enhancing Operational Visibility in Anodes Baking Furnace Emirates Global Aluminium, United Arab Emirates 2:10pm - 2:30pm EL12 - Modern Fume Treatment Centers for ABF; a comparison between 2 Fumes Cooling Technologies 1: Fives Solios, France; 2: Norwegian Emission Abatement Technologies AS, Norway |
AL-3: Electrolysis Session 3 Location: Auditorium Pasteur Chair: Hervé Roustan Chair: Vinko Potocnik 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AL10 - Development, Testing and Deployment of the METRICS Pot Control System 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 1:30pm - 1:50pm AL11 - An Explainable AI Approach for Predictive Bath Temperature Regulation 1: Hindalco Industries Limited, India; 2: Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company Pvt. Ltd 1:50pm - 2:10pm AL13 - EGA Pot Feed Systems - Challenges and Solutions 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 |
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm |
Break_3: Coffee Break |
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| 3:00pm - 3:20pm |
Group_photo: Group Photo Location: Auditorium Lumière Chair: Claude Henri Vanvoren |
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| 3:20pm - 5:00pm |
KN-1: Keynote Session Location: Auditorium Lumière Chair: Stephan Broek Chair: Michel Reverdy KN01 – Pioneering Sustainable Aluminium: Aluminium Dunkerque's Decarbonization and Partnership Strategy Aluminium Dunkerque, Loon-Plage, France, France 3:40pm - 4:00pm KN02 - 10 Years of TRIMET France: A Success Story TRIMET France, France 4:00pm - 4:20pm KN03 - Alteo Gardanne Refinery: 130 Years of Adaptation to Meet the Dual Challenge of Environmental Protection and Added Value Alteo, France 4:20pm - 4:40pm KN04 - Rio Tinto, the Organization Facing Aluminium Technological and Environmental Challenges Rio Tinto, France 4:40pm - 5:00pm KN-1 Panel Discussion ICSOBA, France |
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| 5:00pm - 5:30pm |
Break_4: Break |
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| 5:30pm - 6:30pm |
Corporate_council: Corporate Council Location: Rhône 2 |
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| 7:30pm - 11:30pm |
Cruise_dinner: Cruise Dinner |
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| Date: Tuesday, 29/Oct/2024 | ||||
| 8:00am - 10:00am |
AL-5: Electrolysis Session 5 Location: Rhône 3 Chair: Till Reek Chair: Dagoberto Severo 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AL46 - A Strategy to Adjust Anode Vertical Position After Setting Using Anode Current Profile 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 Aluminium Dunkerque, France 8:50am - 9:10am AL40 - Carbon Dusting Mechanisms and Countermeasures TRIMET Aluminum SE, Germany 9:10am - 9:30am AL41 - Experimental Study of Multi-Bubble Dynamics Below a Small Anode Using an Air-Water Model 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 Rio Tinto, Canada |
AA-4: Alumina Session 4 Location: StClair 3 Chair: Stephane Beaulieu Chair: Andrey Panov 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AA12 - An Effective Filter Aid for the Direct Filtration of Digester Blow-off Syensqo, United States of America 8:30am - 8:50am AA13 - Assessment of Chemical Additives Impact on Alumina Refinery Processes Emirates Global Aluminium, United Arab Emirates 8:50am - 9:10am AA25 - Improving Product Hydrate Filtration Efficiency of Alumina Refinery Through Nalco Water’s FilterMax Technology Ecolab Nalco Water, India 9:10am - 9:30am AA15 - Iron Impurity in Liquor – Impact on Product Quality and Control Methods Hindalco, India 9:30am - 9:50am AA16 - Study of Vanadium Removal from Caustic Solutions 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 |
AL-4: Electrolysis Session 4 Location: Auditorium Pasteur Chair: Pablo Navarro Chair: Vinko Potocnik 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AL15 - Arguments for Keeping Uniform Alumina Concentration and Anode-Cathode Distance in Aluminium Electrolysis Cells SINTEF Industry, Norway 8:30am - 8:50am AL16 - A Local Alumina and ACD Observer for Aluminum Electrolysis Cells Using Anode Currents 1: Rio Tinto, France; 2: Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, GIPSA-Lab, France 8:50am - 9:10am AL17 - Research on Different Characteristics of a Cell and the Implementation of Local Alumina Control 1: Shenyang Aluminium& Magnesium Engineering & Research Institute, China; 2: Yunnan Wenshan Aluminum Smelter Co., Ltd.,China; 3: Sunlightmetal Consulting Inc 9:10am - 9:30am AL18 - Decoding Alumina Dissolution: Navigating the Dynamic Interplay of Bath Composition 1: UQAC, REGAL, CURAL, GRIPS, Canada; 2: ARDC, Rio Tinto, Canada 9:30am - 9:50am AL19 - Multilevel Robust State Observer for Spatial Alumina Concentration Estimation 1: The University of New South Wales, Australia; 2: Emirates Global Aluminium, United Arab Emirates |
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| 8:30am - 10:00am |
CH-4: Casthouse Session 4 Location: Rhône 2 Chair: Joseph Langlais 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation CH13 - Casthouse Refractory Methods for Risk Control and Quality Assurance 1: Rio Tinto, Canada; 2: Rio Tinto, Canada 9:00am - 9:20am CH14 - Atlantic Operation Centre (AOC): The Foundation Towards the Best Operator to Overcome the Industry Challenges and Ensure Competitiveness 1: Rio Tinto, Canada; 2: Rio Tinto, Canada; 3: Rio Tinto, Canada 9:20am - 9:40am CH15 - Advanced Data Analytics Tools to Identify the Root Cause of Filter Clogging During Casthouse Operation 1: RioTinto, Canada; 2: RioTinto, Canada; 3: RioTinto, Canada; 4: RioTinto, Canada 9:40am - 10:00am CH16 - Batscan: the Coming of Age of a New Tool for Inclusion Detection in Liquid Aluminium 1: Constellium Technology Center, Voreppe, France; 2: STAS Inc., Saguenay, Quebec, Canada |
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| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Break_1_a: Coffee Break |
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| 10:30am - 12:00pm |
EL-4: Electrode Session 4 Location: Rhône 2 Chair: Lorentz Petter Lossius Chair: Houshang Alamdari 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation EL13 - Thermal Cycling Tests on Dense Refractories 1: ICAR-CM2T, France; 2: ICAR-CM2T, France; 3: Rio Tinto, France; 4: Rio Tinto, France; 5: Rio Tinto, France 11:00am - 11:20am EL14 - Anode Baking Furnace with Optimized Heating Curves and Natural Gas Consumption Reduction at Sohar Aluminium Sohar Aluminum, Oman 11:20am - 11:40am EL15 - Challenges in Reduction of Stub to Carbon Voltage Drop for Amperage Increase Hindalco Industries Limited 11:40am - 12:00pm EL16 - Modelling of Cast Iron to Carbon Electrical Contact Resistance to Reproduce Anode Voltage Measurements 1: KAN-NAK SA, Switzerland; 2: TRIMET Aluminium SE, Germany |
AL-7: Electrolysis Session 7 Location: Rhône 3 Chair: André-Felipe Schneider Chair: Vinko Potocnik 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AL52 - CFD Modelling of Potroom Ventilation 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 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 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 1: Centre universitaire de recherche sur l’aluminium (CURAL) – Regroupement stratégique sur l’aluminium (REGAL) – Université du Québec à Chicoutimi; 2: Aluminerie Alouette Inc. |
AA-5: Alumina Session 5 Location: StClair 3 Chair: Daniel Alexander Manché Chair: Sebastien Fortin AA14 - Gardanne Refinery – Lessons Learned on Temporary Shutdown of Bayer-type Process ALTEO, France 10:50am - 11:10am AA17 - Agglomeration Process Optimization 1: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina; 2: Atomiton Inc 11:10am - 11:30am AA19 - Optimization of Aluminum Hydroxide Seeded Crystallization Using Predictive Model 1: RUSAL Engineering and Technology Center, Russian Federation; 2: Saint-Petersburg Mining University, Russian Federation 11:30am - 11:50am AA20 - Intelligence-Driven Precipitation Control for Enhanced Alumina Productivity with Consistent Quality: A Machine Learning Approach Hindalco Industries Limited, India |
AL-6: Electrolysis Session 6 Location: Auditorium Pasteur Chair: NADIA AHLI Chair: Michel Reverdy 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AL20 - Enhancing Operational Efficiency through Advanced Thermal Management Tools Rio Tinto – Aluminum Technology Solutions, Jonquière, Canada 11:00am - 11:20am AL27 - Impact of Lining Material Degradation on Performance of Hall-Héroult Reduction Cell Emirates global Aluminium, United Arab Emirates 11:20am - 11:40am AL24 - Production Process Optimization of a 240 kA Potline Under SAMI’s Deep Energy-Saving Cell Technology 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 11:40am - 12:00pm AL25 - Application of Shell Heat Exchanger Supplied with Compressed Air for Pot Sidewall Cooling PT. Inalum, Indonesia |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Break_2_a: Lunch |
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| 1:00pm - 2:30pm |
EL-5: Electrode Session 5 Location: Rhône 2 Chair: Les Charles Edwards Chair: Houshang Alamdari 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation EL17 - Anode Centre Modifications to Accommodate Potrooms Amperage Increase - A Review and Practical Experience 1: Yvon Ménard, Canada; 2: Vinko Potocnik Consultant Inc. 1:30pm - 1:50pm EL18 - Time-Dependent Response of Coke-Glycerin Mixtures to Mechanical Vibration 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 1:50pm - 2:10pm EL19 - Effect of Wood Type on Biocoke Wettability by Coal Tar Pitch UQAC, Canada |
AL-9: Electrolysis Session 9 Location: Rhône 3 Chair: Vanderlei Gusberti Chair: Dagoberto Severo 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AL56 - Modelling Study of the Impact of Daily Power Modulation on Cell Thermal Balance Rio Tinto-Aluminium Technology Solutions-LRF 1:30pm - 1:50pm AL57 - Analysing the Stability of Aluminium Electrolysis Cells Using a Mechanical Model 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 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 Emirates Global Aluminum, United Arab Emirates |
AA-6: Alumina Session 6 Location: StClair 3 Chair: Mehani BOUFEDJI Chair: Frank Feret AA21 - Reflections on 25 Years of SWIRLFLOW Operation at the QAL Alumina Refinery 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 1:20pm - 1:40pm AA22 - Utilisation of a Modern Scale Management Technique for Precipitation Tanks Emirates Global Aluminium - Al Taweelah alumina refinery, United Arab Emirates 1:40pm - 2:00pm AA23 - Adaption of 80 m² Belt Filter from Processing Fine Classified Seed to Coarse Product 1: Sahl Regen, Senegal; 2: ALTEO Gardanne, France 2:00pm - 2:20pm AA24 - How Additional Vacuum Disc Filter Design Can Support Operations BOKELA GmbH, Germany |
AL-8: Electrolysis Session 8 Location: Auditorium Pasteur Chair: Pierre MARCELLIN Chair: Bernard Allais 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AL03 - Ma’aden Reduction Potlines Partial Failure Incident and Recovery Ma'aden 1:30pm - 1:50pm AL59 - The Complexity of PFC Generation in Alumina Reduction 1: Hydro Aluminium AS, Norway; 2: NILU, Norway 1:50pm - 2:10pm AL60 - A Review of Equipment for Accurate PFC Measurements 1: L Espinoza Nava Consulting - LLC, United States of America; 2: J Marks & Associates LLC 2:10pm - 2:30pm AL61 - New Products from Sulphate Wet Scrubbers of Aluminium Reduction RUSAL Engineering and Technology Center, Russian Federation |
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm |
Break_3_a: Coffee Break |
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| 3:00pm - 5:00pm |
KN-2: Keynote Session Location: Auditorium Lumière Chair: Magali Gendre Chair: Claude Henri Vanvoren KN05 - Preventing Molten Metal Explosions In Smelters Wise Chem LLC, United States of America 3:20pm - 3:40pm KN09 - Guineas Golden Decade of Bauxite Export Growth The CM Group, Australia 3:40pm - 4:00pm KN06 - Creating a Safety Culture Cardinal Virtues Consulting, United States of America 4:00pm - 4:20pm KN07 - Journey of Hindalco as an Integrated Aluminium Producer 1: Hindalco Industries Ltd., India; 2: Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company Pvt. Ltd., India 4:20pm - 4:40pm KN08 - The Development of Energy-saving and Digital Intelligence Technologies for Primary Aluminum Industry in China Chinalco, China, People's Republic of 4:40pm - 5:00pm KN-2 Panel Discussion ICSOBA, France |
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| 5:00pm - 5:30pm |
Break_4_a: Break |
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| 5:30pm - 6:30pm |
Delegate_meeting: Delegate Meeting Location: Rhône 2 |
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| 7:30pm - 11:30pm |
Gala: Gala |
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| Date: Wednesday, 30/Oct/2024 | ||||
| 8:00am - 10:00am |
BR-1: Bauxite Residue Session 1 Location: Rhône 2 Chair: Marcelo Montini Chair: Efthymios Balomenos 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation BR01 - Reduction of Water Infiltration on the BRDA of the Gardanne Alumina Refinery ALTEO, France 8:30am - 8:50am BR03 - Spectroscopic Investigations of Mining Residues Drying Kinetics to Predict and Prevent Fugitive Dust Emission Sherbrooke University, Canada 8:50am - 9:10am BR04 - Applying CFD Modelling and FEA to Enhance Bauxite Residue Slurry Flow through Distribution Rings in Filter Presses 1: Cural Laboratory, UQAC, Canada; 2: ARDC, Rio Tinto Aluminium, Canada; 3: Processing & Technology, Rio Tinto, Canada 9:10am - 9:30am BR02 - Modern Concept for the Desanding of Red Mud AKW Apparate + Verfahren GmbH, Germany 9:30am - 9:50am BR05 - Re-examining the Risks and Environmental Indicators in the Closure Governance of Bauxite Residue Sites in Jamaica Jamaica Bauxite Institute, Jamaica |
AA-7: Alumina and Bauxite Session Location: StClair 3 Chair: ERROL NEVILLE JAEGER Chair: Frank Feret 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AA07 - The Updated ILTD Process Case – Some Lessons Learnt from an R&D Project Senior Process Consultant 8:30am - 8:50am AA08 - Bauxite Beneficiation at the Grinding stage in Kazakhstan Alumina Production LLP «ERG Research and Engineering Center», Kazakhstan 8:50am - 9:10am AA10 - Kinetics of Quartz Dissolution and Impact on Boehmite Extraction Hindalco, India 9:10am - 9:30am BX05 - Influence of Sodium Hexametaphosphate as Dispersant on Amazonian Bauxite Flotation 1: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil; 2: Jaoss Consultoria 9:30am - 9:50am BX06 - Kaolinite Reduction on Bauxite through Mechanochemical Activation with Lime 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 |
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| 8:30am - 10:00am |
AL-11: Electrolysis Session 11 Location: Rhône 3 Chair: Yasar Suleyman Kocaefe Chair: Vinko Potocnik 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AL44 - Anode Spike Model: A Case Study of Challenges and Future Directions Emirates Global Aluminium, United Arab Emirates 9:00am - 9:20am AL45 - Validation of Anode Current Distribution Measured by a Smart Individual Anode Monitoring System 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 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 Claudius Peters Projects, Germany |
AL-10: Electrolysis Session 10 Location: Auditorium Pasteur Chair: Ciro Kato Chair: Dagoberto Severo 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AL26 - Cell Design Modifications to Reduce Specific Energy Consumption 1: Aluar Aluminio Argentino; 2: CAETE Engenharia Ltda 9:00am - 9:20am AL29 - Behavior of Different Lining Designs with FCN in High Productivity Pots in ALBA 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 9:20am - 9:40am AL30 - The Successful Testing and Implementation of AP30 Technology Spinoff Pot Designs at Alcoa Fjarðaál 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 |
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| 10:00am - 10:30am |
Break_1_b: Coffee Break |
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| 10:30am - 12:00pm |
BR-2: Bauxite Residue Session 2 Location: Rhône 2 Chair: Laurent Birry Chair: Efthymios Balomenos 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation BR07 - Technical and Engineering Insights into Green Iron Production from Bauxite Residue: A Microwave Plant Assembly Process 1: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil; 2: New Wave 11:00am - 11:20am BR08 - Alkaline Extraction of Alumina from Hydrogen Reduced Bauxite Residue Pellets Technologies for Sustainable Metallurgy Group, Laboratory of Metallurgy, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece 11:20am - 11:40am BR11 - Field Evaluation of a New Road Sub-base Concept Including Bauxite Residue and Other Industrial By-Products 1: Aughinish Alumina; 2: Acciona Construccion; 3: Sintef 11:40am - 12:00pm BR06 - European Aluminium’s Innovation Hub: Enhancing Bauxite Residue Valorisation Pathways Through Collaborative EU Projects European Aluminium, Belgium |
AL-12: Electrolysis Session 12 Location: Rhône 3 Chair: Bertrand Allano Chair: Vinko Potocnik 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AL31 - Towards Greener Aluminium Production - A Carbon Footprint Assessment of Graphitized Cathodes for Electrolysis Pots 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 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 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 1: UQAC, Canada; 2: UQAC, Canada; 3: UQAC, Canada; 4: UQAC, Canada; 5: Riotinto; 6: Riotinto |
BX-1: Bauxite Session 1 Location: StClair 3 Chair: Clara Veiga Ferreira de Souza Chair: Sebastien Fortin BX01 - Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization of the Paranas Karst Bauxite Deposit, Samar Island, Philippines 1: University of the Philippines, Philippines; 2: Marcventures Holdings Inc., Philippines 10:50am - 11:10am BX02 - Hyperspectral Imaging, Data Processing and Prediction of Bauxite Samples from Paragominas, Brazil Hydro Bauxite & Alumina 11:10am - 11:30am BX03 - Enhancing Efficiency in Mining Operations through Closed-loop Real-time Ore Control System (CROCS) Rio Tinto, Australia 11:30am - 11:50am BX07 - Optimization of Cyclone Geometry for Bauxite Beneficiation 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 |
AL-13: Electrolysis Session 13 Location: Auditorium Pasteur Chair: Jeffrey Thomas Keniry Chair: Dagoberto Severo 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AL48 - Successful Implementation of INALUM Pilot Cells Using EGA Cell Upgrade Technological Know-How 1: Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA), United Arab Emirates; 2: PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (INALUM), North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. 11:00am - 11:20am AL49 - New Cell Preheat Shunt Design in EGA Al Taweelah Potline 3 EGA, United Arab Emirates 11:20am - 11:40am AL50 - The Robustness Of Ready To Use Cathodes (RuC®): A Mature Technology Available For The Primary Aluminium Industry Tokai COBEX GmbH 11:40am - 12:00pm AL51 - EGA Experience with Full Copper Cathode Collector Bars emirates global aluminum (EGA), United Arab Emirates |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Break_2_b: Lunch |
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| 1:00pm - 2:30pm |
BR-3: Bauxite Residue Session 3 Location: Rhône 2 Chair: Lance Myers Chair: Efthymios Balomenos 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation BR12 - Strength Development Of Blended Cements Containing Co-Calcined Bauxite With Kaolinitic Clay VITO, Belgium 1:30pm - 1:50pm BR13 - Co-Calcination of BR with Kaolin for Economic Production of SCM. Industrial Pilot Results 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 1:50pm - 2:10pm BR15 - Low-Carbon Cements from Aluminum Chain By-Products 1: Federal University of Para; 2: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil 2:10pm - 2:30pm BR14 - Development of Concretes with Different Strength Classes and Variations of Untreated Bauxite Residue Consumption 1: University of São Paulo, Brazil; 2: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Belém, Brazil |
AL-14: Electrolysis Session 14 Location: Rhône 3 Chair: Alexander Arkhipov Chair: Vinko Potocnik 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AL35 - Improving Cell Performance with Artificial Intelligence Multi-Objective Optimisation of Bath Composition Rio Tinto, Canada 1:30pm - 1:50pm AL36 - Rel-Time Estimation of Bath Temperature in Aluminium Electrolysis Cells Using Temporal Neural Networks 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 Hindalco 2:10pm - 2:30pm AL38 - Bath Chemistry control with Different Alumina Compositions EGA, United Arab Emirates |
BX-2: Bauxite Session 2 Location: StClair 3 Chair: Roberto Junior Chair: Andrey Panov BX04 - Changing Lining Technology at the SAG Bauxite Mill at Hydro Paragominas 1: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina; 2: Metso Minerals 1:20pm - 1:40pm BX08 - Fast Growing Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria Engineered for Seedling Production Applied at Post-Mining Restoration Areas 1: Hydro Paragominas, Brazil; 2: Embrapa Agrobiology; 3: EGIS – Engineering and Consultancy LTDA 1:40pm - 2:00pm BX09 - Using Soil Bioengineering to Recover a Gully in the Amazon Forest 1: Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Brazil; 2: Vallis Engineering and Environment, Brazil 2:00pm - 2:20pm BX10 - Implementation of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) in Hydro Bauxite and Alumina Hydro Bauxite and Alumina, Brazil |
AL-15: Electrolysis Session 15 Location: Auditorium Pasteur Chair: Eliezer Batista Chair: Dagoberto Severo 10 min Introduction + 20 min Presentation AL62 - Treatment and Valorisation of Solid Wastes from Smelters with the Low-Caustic Leaching and Liming Process Rio Tinto, Canada 1:30pm - 1:50pm AL63 - Massive Recycling of Underpot Material to Pots at Sohar Aluminium Smelter Sohar Aluminium, Oman 1:50pm - 2:10pm AL64 - Study on Utilization and Disposal Technology of Spent Potlining 1: Central South University, Changsha, China; 2: Zhengzhou Non-ferrous Metals Research Institute Co.Ltd of CHALCO, China 2:10pm - 2:30pm AL65 - Recovery of Aluminium from Metal Pads in Shutdown Aluminium Electrolysis Cells SINTEF AS, Norway |
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm |
Break_3_b: Coffee Break |
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| 3:00pm - 4:40pm |
KN-3: Keynote Session Location: Auditorium Lumière Chair: Caroline Alglave Chair: Bernard Allais KN10 - Can the Aluminium Industry Meet Global Climate Change Targets? International Aluminium Institute, United Kingdom 3:20pm - 3:40pm KN11 – Opening the Automatic Frequency Restoration Reserve Markets in Europe: An Opportunity for Electrolyzers Energy Pool Development France, France 3:40pm - 4:00pm KN12 - Aluminium Market Outlook: Reaching An Inflection Point? Wood Mackenzie, United Kingdom 4:00pm - 4:20pm KN13 - Low-carbon Aluminium: Market Dynamics and Pathway to Green Transition Fastmarkets, United Kingdom 4:20pm - 4:40pm KN-3 Panel Discussion ICSOBA, France |
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| 4:40pm - 5:10pm |
Break_4_b: Break |
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| 5:10pm - 6:10pm |
Best_papers: Best papers Location: Auditorium Lumière Chair: Bernard Allais Chair: Michel Reverdy |
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| 7:30pm - 10:00pm |
Fun Cocktail Dinner: Fun Cocktail Dinner |
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| Date: Thursday, 31/Oct/2024 | |
| 8:00am - 5:30pm |
Field_trip: Field Trip |