DRAFT PROGRAM - Alumina Quality Workshop
Program Outline* SUNDAY 19 APRIL 2015 0100 – 1000 Exhibition Build 1200 - 1600 Exhibitor Move In 1400 – 1900 Speaker Preparation Room Open 1400 – 1900 Registration Desk Open 1800 – 2000 Welcome Reception and Industry Exhibition Venue: Pavilion 1 Venue: Meeting Room 12 Venue: Level 2 Venue: Pavilion 1 MONDAY 20 APRIL 2015 0730 - 1600 Speaker Preparation Room Open Venue: Meeting Room 12 0730 - 1700 Registration Desk Open 0800 – 1600 Industry Exhibition Open 0830 – 1010 MONDAY MORNING PLENARY SESSION 0830 – 0835 Welcome, Master of Ceremonies 0835 – 0845 Welcome to Country 0845 – 0850 Welcome, Dr Sharon Eyer, Chair, 10th Alumina Quality Workshop 0850 – 0930 Innovation Prof Fiona Wood, FRCS, FRACS, AM, Winthrop Professor School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia 0930 - 1000 The Role of Innovation in the Industry’s Future – A Market Growth Perspective Dr Raymond J Kilmer, Executive Vice President, Alcoa ; Chief Technology Officer, Alcoa Technology Center 1000 - 1010 Questions 1010 - 1040 MORNING TEA 1040 – 1200 MONDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS Venue: Level 2 Alumina Quality Filtration 1040 Smelter Grade Alumina Quality in 40+ Year Perspective - Where to from Here? Benny Raahauge, FLSmidth & Co A/S, DENMARK Filtration of Pregnant Hot Slurries with Hi-Bar Filtration - A Key for Innovating the Digestion Process Using Old Means Reinhardt Bott, BOKELA GmbH, GERMANY 1100 Understanding Strength and Microstructure of SGA Using Nano Indentation and Ultrasound Testing Hasini Wijayaratne, Light Metals Research Centre, NEW ZEALAND New Closure for Leaf Filters Francois Faure, SEFAR, FRANCE *The organising committee reserves the right to alter the program as circumstances dictate Version 5/12/15 V3 1120 Making the Most of Hydrate Gravity Classifiers Alain Boivin, Rio Tinto ALCAN, CANADA Moisture Reduction and Enhancement of Filtration Processes for Alumina Trihydrate and Red Mud Slurrie John Kildea, Nalco an Ecolab Company, AUSTRALIA 1140 Optimization of Precipitation Process to Improve Alumina Quality in China Nick Qi Wang, Shenyang Aluminum & Magnesium Engineering & Research Institute Co. Ltd, CHINA Size Matters, Weight too - Disc Filter Design for the Future Juergen Hahn, BOKELA GmbH, GERMANY 1200 – 1300 LUNCH 1300 – 1330 MONDAY AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION 1300 – 1330 Technology and Innovation within the industry – The Future Alan Cransberg, Chairman and Managing Director, Alcoa 1330 – 1340 Questions 1345 - 1445 MONDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1345 1405 Bayer Process Modelling Residue Filtration Laboratory Modelling of Erosion Damage by Vortices in Slurry Flow Jie Wu, CSIRO Mineral Resources Flagship, AUSTRALIA Observations on Erosion Patterns in Bayer Slurries Olaf Celliers, Alcoa, AUSTRALIA Application of Plate and Frame Pressure Filters to Red Mud Residue David Cooling, Alcoa AUSTRALIA Votorantim Metais/CBA Bauxite Residue: Challenges and Solutions Roberto Seno Junior, Votorantim Metais\CBA, BRAZIL Design of the New Filtration Plant for the Disposal of Bauxite Residues at Hydro's Alunorte Refinery Lloyd Holliday, Outotec, UNITED KINGDOM Further Application of the Generic Gross Error Detection and Data Reconciliation System for Alumina Refinery Digestion Process Michael Lee, Alcoa, AUSTRALIA 1425 1445 – 1515 AFTERNOON TEA 1515 - 1555 MONDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS Bayer Process Modelling 1515 1535 1830 - 2030 Automation Solutions for the Alumina Industry Neil Freeman, Honeywell, AUSTRALIA Dynamic Response of a Plant-Scale Gibbsite Precipitation Circuit by Simulation Andrey Bekker, CSIRO, AUSTRALIA Cocktail Function WA Museum, Perth Cultural Centre *The organising committee reserves the right to alter the program as circumstances dictate Version 5/12/15 V3 TUESDAY 21 APRIL 2015 0730 - 1700 Speaker Preparation Room Open 0730 - 1700 Registration Desk Open 0800 – 1700 Industry Exhibition Open 0830 – 0930 TUESDAY MORNING PLENARY SESSION 0830 – 0845 Welcome, Master of Ceremonies 0845 – 0915 Why you Need to be Good to run an Alumina Refinery Dr Stephen Grocott, Chief Advisory, Process Development, Rio Tinto 0915 – 0925 Questions 0930 – 1030 TUESDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS 0930 0950 1010 Venue: Meeting Room 12 Venue: Level 2 Analytical Advancements Engineering Technology Application of Rietveld Refinement-Based Methods for Quantitative Mineralogy to the Characterisation of Bauxite Residues Talitha Santini, The University of Queensland, AUSTRALIA Partial Least Square Regression (PLSR) - A New Alternative XRD Method for Aluminium Industries Uwe König, PANalytical B.V., NETHERLANDS Demonstration Trial of an Improved Bayer Liquor Analysis Method Emmanuel Karakyriakos, Central Chemical Consulting Pty Ltd, AUSTRALIA A Novel Low Grade Heat Driven Process to ReConcentrate Process Liquor in Alumina Refineries Hui Tong Chua, The University of Western Australia, AUSTRALIA 1030 - 1100 MORNING TEA 1100 - 1220 TUESDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS HYDENS (Tm) Technology Solution Performance and Industrial Applications Guy Peloquin, Rio Tinto ALCAN, CANADA Going FAR (Floating Alumina Refinery) - A Dramatic Shift in Refinery Design Bradley Hogan, WorleyParsons, AUSTRALIA Analytical Advancements Engineering Technology 1100 Determination of Humic Type-Substances in Bayer Process Liquors by Spectrophotometric Method Elaine Tolentino, BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina Pty. Ltd., AUSTRALIA 1120 Study of Ammonia and Acetaldehyde Interference on a SAW Based Mercury Vapoursensor for Alumina Refinery Processes K M Mohibul Kabir, RMIT University, AUSTRALIA Utilization of the SmartDiver Probe to Improve Control of Settlers and Washers in the Bayer Process Nic Waugh, PLA Process Analysers, AUSTRALIA Three Bauxite Types Blend Grinding Optimization: The Companhia Brasileira De Alumã-Nio Rod-Ball Grinding Mill Caio Van Deursen, Votorantim Metais, BRAZIL Bauxite Beneficiation Factors Caio Van Deursen, Votorantim Metais, BRAZIL 1140 Multi Effect Forced Recirculation Evaporatorsat BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina Ronan Le Duff, GEA Process Engineering, FRANCE *The organising committee reserves the right to alter the program as circumstances dictate Version 5/12/15 V3 1200 Detection of Alkali Emissions for Alumina Refineries Processes Samuel Ippolito, RMIT University, AUSTRALIA Case Study of Rio Tinto Alcan's Alumina Technology Transfer Approach Applied Successfully to Hindalco's Greenfield Utkal Refinery in Odissa, India. Sudhir Kumar, Rio Tinto ALCAN, INDIA 1220 – 1300 LUNCH 1300 – 1330 TUESDAY AFTERNOON PLENARY SESSION 1300 – 1330 Inclusive Innovation and its Practice in R & D Prof Suresh Bhargava, PhD; DSc; FRACI;FRSC, FTSE,FNAE,Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor (Int) College of Science, Engineering and Health; Director - Centre of Advanced Materials & Industrial Chemistry, RMIT University 1330 – 1340 Questions 1345 - 1445 TUESDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1345 1405 1425 Analytical Advancements / Residue Product Engineering Technology Comprehensive Study on the Dissolved Ca(OH)2 in Strongly Alkaline Solutions Ben Kutus, University of Szeged, HUNGARY Demonstration Trials for the Use of ReadyGrit®. Shelly Attiwell, Alcoa, AUSTRALIA Automated Descaling - Further Steps to Remove the Worker from the Workface Ian Blevin, WOMA (Australia) Pty Ltd, AUSTRALIA Cost Reduction Through Efficient Splitting and Accurate Sampling of Multi-Phaseflows Scott Doig, Maxbend Pty Ltd, AUSTRALIA ReadyGrit® - Extracting Value from Bauxite Residue Felicia Lee, Alcoa, AUSTRALIA 1445 – 1515 AFTERNOON TEA 1515 - 1625 TUESDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1515 1535 1555 1615 -1715 Residue Products Engineering Technology Bayer - Flyash Geopolymers: Development and Application Evan Jamieson, Alcoa, AUSTRALIA Designing with Geosynthetic Clay Liner for Alumina Residue Storage Yun Zhou, Alcoa, USA Bauxite Reject Dewatering and Disposal Caio Van Deursen, Votorantim Metais, BRAZIL Happy Hour and Photographic Competition Exhibition. Pavilion 1 Innovations in Design and Operation of Pan Filters for Improved Product Filtration Juergen Hahn, BOKELA GmbH, GERMANY Advanced Techniques for Removing Ultrafine Solids From Aluminate Process Liquor Maxwell Rogers, Australian Process Technology Pty Ltd, AUSTRALIA *The organising committee reserves the right to alter the program as circumstances dictate Version 5/12/15 V3 WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL 2015 0730 - 1700 Speaker Preparation Room Open 0730 - 1700 Registration Desk Open 0800 – 1700 Industry Exhibition Open 0830 – 0930 WEDNESDAY MORNING PLENARY SESSION 0830 – 0845 Welcome, Master of Ceremonies 0845 – 0915 Innovation in Residue – European Perspective – Dr Ronan Courtney, Lecturer, Department of Life Sciences, University of Limerick, Ireland. 0915 – 0925 Questions 0930 – 1030 WEDNESDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS 0930 0950 1010 Process Chemistry Additives Soil Formation in Alkaline Mine Tailings & Processing Residues Talitha Santini, The University of Queensland, AUSTRALIA Constructed Wetlands for the Remediation of BRDA Leachate and Run-off Louise Clune, Aughinish Alumina, IRELAND Use of Microbial Indicators in the Assessment of Bauxite Residue Rehabilitation Natasha Banning, The University of Western Australia, AUSTRALIA Reactions of Lime Under High Temperature Bayer Digestion Conditions Peter Smith, CSIRO Mineral Resources Flagship, AUSTRALIA Zinc Removal From Bayer Cycle by Elemental Sulfur Andrey Panov, UC RUSAL Engineering and Technology Centre, RUSSIA Improving Slurry Rheology: Higher Solids with Better Flow Properties for Trihydrate and Red Mud Slurry John Kildea, Nalco an Ecolab Company, AUSTRALIA MORNING TEA 1100 - 1220 WEDNESDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1120 1140 1200 Venue: Level 2 Residue Rehabilitation 1030 - 1100 1100 Venue: Meeting Room 12 Residue Rehabilitation Process Control Additives Mud Farming: Aligning Residue Management with Life of Asset Planning Leon Munro, Residue Solutions, AUSTRALIA Towards the Optimum Nutrient Management to Achieve Sustainable Rehabilitation of Bauxite Residue Disposal Areas Chengrong Chen, Griffith University, AUSTRALIA Life In Alumina Refineries: A Cross-Refinery Study of Microbial Communities in Bauxite Residue Talitha Santini, The University of Queensland, AUSTRALIA How Can Plant Propagation Improve the Environmental Performance of an Integrated Bauxite and Alumina Operation? David Willyams, Marrinup Nursery, Alcoa, AUSTRALIA Improving Process Safety and Efficiency by Understanding Foam Formation and Control John Kildea, Nalco an Ecolab Company, AUSTRALIA Effect of Titanium Species on the Precipitation of Boehmite Under Digestion Conditions Geoff Riley, Alcoa AUSTRALIA New Red Mud Flocculants for High Silica Bauxites Dannon Stigers, Cytec Industries Inc., USA *The organising committee reserves the right to alter the program as circumstances dictate Version 5/12/15 V3 1220 – 1320 LUNCH 1320 - 1440 WEDNESDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1320 1340 1400 Residue Chemistry Knowledge Management Solution Chemistry Impacts on the Seawater Neutralisation Process: Benefits of Nanofiltered Seawater and Reverse Osmosis Brine Sara Couperthwaite, Queensland University of Technology, AUSTRALIA Settling Behaviours of Low Alumina/Caustic Ratios During Seawater Neutralisation of Bayer Liquor John Outram, Queensland University of Technology, AUSTRALIA Pathway to a Sustainable Future Through Collaboration Joe Cucuzza, AMIRA International, AUSTRALIA In-situ Remediation of Bauxite Residue (BR) by Sulphuric Acid Neutralization and Bipolar-Membrane Electrodialysis Part 1: pH Rebound and Change in Physical Properties of Neutralized Residue Takuo Harato, Environmental Research Institute, Waseda University, JAPAN Development of an Analytical Method for Choosing Effective Residue Sand Dust Suppressants Marisa Ioppolo-Armanios, Alcoa, AUSTRALIA 1420 1440 – 1510 AFTERNOON TEA 1510 - 1630 WEDNESDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS Making the Difficult Look Easy: Knowledge Management James Grey, Alcoa, AUSTRALIA Optimization of Capital Budgets to Maximise Value and Minimise Risk Andrew Furlong, WorleyParsons, AUSTRALIA Technology Selection, Development and Innovation: The Hydro Bauxite & Alumina Approach Raphael Costa, Hydro, BRAZIL Energy & Water Impurities 1510 Energy in Alumina Refining - Setting New Limits Alessio Scarsella, Outotec GmbH, GERMANY 1530 Coal Gasification and Impacts on Alumina CFB Calciner Design Cornelis Klett, Outotec Pty Ltd, AUSTRALIA 1550 Validation of Alkaline Disinfection for Recycled Water Schemes Amanda Tilbury, Alcoa, AUSTRALIA Review of Silicate Thermodynamic Data Relevant to the Bayer Process Hong Peng, The University Of Queensland, AUSTRALIA The Kinetics of Desilication of Synthetic Bayer Spent Liquor Seeded with Sodalite, Cancrinite and Desilicated Bauxite Lina Shi, University of South Australia, AUSTRALIA The Influence of Solid Phase Oxalate (SPO) on Gibbsite Secondary Nucleation in Synthetic CausticAluminate Solution Tian Li, CSIRO, AUSTRALIA 1610 Conference Close 1900 - 2300 HyDens by Rio Tinto Alcan Conference Dinner BelleVue Ballroom, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre Formal closing acknowledgements, prize awarded for best overall paper and best student presentation *The organising committee reserves the right to alter the program as circumstances dictate Version 5/12/15 V3 THURSDAY 23 APRIL 2015 0800 – 1730 Technical Tour 1 Alcoa – Willowdale Mine / Pinjarra Alumina Refinery Tour Cost: $75 per person 0800 – 1730 Technical Tour 2 Alcoa – Willowdale Mine / Wagerup Alumina Refinery Tour Cost: $75 per person 0800 – 1200 Technical Tour 3 Aerospace NDI – Bassendean Cost: $55 1200 – 1730 Technical Tour 4 Alcoa – Pinjarra Alumina Refinery Tour Cost: $55 FRIDAY 24 APRIL 2015 0900 - 1700 IAI Residue Workshop (invitation only) Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre *The organising committee reserves the right to alter the program as circumstances dictate Version 5/12/15 V3
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