Session

Recycling / Waste

Light metals
(Al, Mg, Li, Ti)

Upgrading processes and handling of impurities
+
General pyrometallurgy

Process fundamentals, modelling and simulations

General hydro-metallurgy

Chair

Twigge-Molecey, C.

N. N.

van Camp, M.

N. N.

Lundström, M.

11:00

Pereira, Matheus Mello; Leao, Versiane Albis et al.; Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil:
Mechanical processing and characterization of printed circuit boards

Lazou, Adamantia et al.; Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway:
Smelting reduction of bauxite residue and beneficiation by-product in view of a leachable slag and pig iron production

Wu, Ling; China ENFI Engineering and Technology Corporation, China:
The Development of Copper Matte Continuously Converting Technologies aydopted in China

Jovanovic, Vladimir; Arnout, Sander; Nagels, Els; InsPyro, Belgium:
Gas injection into a hot reactive environment – towards a predictive CFD approach

Boiselle, Thomas; Henry, Philippe; HYDROMETAL, Belgium:
Hydrometallurgical processes for the recycling of
complex secondary materials at HYDROMETAL

11:25

Otsuki, Akira; Grasser, L.; Université de Lorraine, France:
Comminution of particles from waste printed circut boards

Lucas, Hugo et al.; RWTH Aachen University, Germany:
Primary evaluation of the use and refining of Al scrap recovered from a landfill in Belgium

Köster, Stefan; OSCHATZ Energy and Environment GmbH, Germany:
Waste Heat Boiler Technology downstream Roasting-Process in the Non-ferrous Industry

Kandalam, Avinash et al.; TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany:
Investigating the temperature profile in a pilot top submerged lance furnace at TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Agarwal, Vivek et al.; Aalto University, Finland:
Hydrothermal Precipitation of Nickel and Cobalt Oxides

11:50

Otsuki, Akira et al.; Université de Lorraine, France:
Non-destructive characterization of mechanically processed waste printed circuit boards in laboratory and large scale experimental facilities

Raslan Mohamed, Seifeldin; Friedrich, Semiramis; Friedrich, Bernd; RWTH Aachen University, Germany:
Investigation of viable Methodologies for producing high/ultra-high Purity Magnesium

Degel, Rolf et al.; SMS group GmbH, Germany:
Innovative Solutions in NON-FERROUS METALS production lines

Obiso, Daniele et al.; CIC Virtuhcon, Germany:
CFD modeling of the combustion and heat transfer in the top-submerged-lance smelter

Dufresne, Robert P.; Pultrusio technique Inc., Canada:
Technological Advances in the Electrolytic Cell, Maintenance and Replacement

12:15

Wan, Xingbang et al.; Aalto University, Finland:
Experimental research on the behavior of WEEE scrap in flash smelting settler with copper concentrate and synthetic slag

Mohanty, Swati; Dash, Swagatika; Soni, Rahul K.; CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, India:
Data Reconciliation for Vanadium Balance in an Alumina Refinery

Souza, Rodrigo et al.; University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Carbothermic reductive decomposition of hydrated magnesium sulphate in order to produce a reactive oxide for neutralizing operations

van Schalkwyk, Rudolph Francois et al.; Helmholtz-Institut Freiberg, Germany:
Dynamic model of a TSL furnace, developed with SimuSage™ software

Altinkaya, Pelin et al.; Outotec Research Center, Finland:
Ferric and Cupric Chloride Leaching of Valuable Metals from Process Residues

Session

Recycling / Waste

Developments in environmental protection

Nickel / Cobalt / Vanadium
+
Minor metals (rareearths, Indium)

Process fundamentals, modelling and simulations

General hydrometallurgy

Session

Recycling / Waste

Developments in environmental protection

Minor metals (rare earths, Indium)

Process fundamentals, modelling and simulations

General hydrometallurgy
+
Raw material handling
+
Economic prospects and trading

Room

3

4

6

7

8

Chair

Plitzko, C.

Siegmund, A.

Kammer, U.

Friedrich, B.

Becker, E.

16:20

Maccagni, Massimo; Guerrini, Edoardo; Nielsen, Jonathan; Engitec Technologies S.p.A., Italy:
New Frontier in Lead Acid Battery Recycling

Grünig, Jochen et al.; Outotec GmbH & Co. KG, Germany:
Heat Recovery in Fluidized Bed Applications

Kato, Tatsuya et al.; Waseda University, Japan:
Effect of planetary ball milling and solid sodium hydroxide on dissolution of rare earth elements from weathered residual rare earth ores

Azof, Fabian Imanasa et al.; Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway:
Kinetics of the Leaching of Alumina-containing Slag for Alumina Recovery

Komnitsas, Konstantinos; Petrakis, Evangelos et al.; Technical University of Crete, Greece:
Column leaching of saprolitic laterites with sulphuric acid

16:45

Yun, Li et al.;
Central South University
Changsha, China / Aalto University, Finland:
Decomposition behaviour of PbSO₄ during lead acid battery paste recycling process

Lechner, Julian; Lintl, Markus; Orcan Energy AG, Germany:
Efficiency increase and cost savings by electricity production from waste heat

Otsuki, Akira; Dodbiba, G.; Fujita, T.; Université de Lorraine, France:
Cost comparison between two different two-liquid flotation methods

Korolev, Ivan et al.; Outotec Research Center, Finland:
Gold Recovery from Chloride Leaching Solutions by Electrodeposition-Redox Replacement Method

Teixeira, Fabiana M.; Martins, Julia et al.; Nexa Resources, Brazil:
Zinc recovery of low grade concentrate from Vazante mine by the Waelz process

17:10

Böttcher, Bernd; Knoop, Franz Martin; JL Goslar, Germany:
End-of-life Recycling in Non-Ferrous Metallurgy

Grogan, Joseph; Dahlstrom, James; Rodrigue, Benjamin; Gopher Resource, USA:
Removal of Selenium as Selenate from High Sulfate Brine Waste Waters

Taube, Mareike Carolin et al.; Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, Germany:
Influence of carbon feeding on a pyrometallurgical tantalum and niobium recycling process and the formation of carbides

van Winkel, Sabrina et al.; Ku Leuven, Belgium:
Influence of chlorine on the volatilization of PbO in industrial slags

Coleman, Mark; Schenck Process UK ltd, Great Britain:
Upgrade of Flash Furnace Dust Handling Systems at Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining

17:35

Rütten, Jürgen et. al; Global Steel Dust Ltd., Switzerland:
Revamping of a minerals-clinker plant into the first waelz plant for Recycling of EAF Steel Mill Dust in the Russian federation

Otsuki, Akira; Université de Lorraine, France; Miller, Tamara; Curtin University, France:
Safer frother option for sustainable oxidized coal beneficiation by froth flotation

Weigelt, Aaron; Stelter, Michael; TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany:
A new Approach of Gallium Recycling from Etching Solutions in GaAs Production by Dialysis

Barros, Kayo Santanaet al.; University of Sao Paulo, Brazil:
The use of chronopotentiometry for evaluating the occurrence of fouling and scaling on the treatment of industrial wastewaters with copper ions in alkaline media

Feldhaus, Dominic et al.; RWTH Aachen, Germany:
GERRI - Potentials and opportunities for German raw material actors

18:00

Souza, Rodrigo et al.; University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Treatment of hexavalent chromium tailings using an alternative method based on humic substances

Session

Recycling / Waste

Quality assurance
+
Analytics

Copper

Process fundamentals, modelling and simulations
+
Developments in environmental protection

By-product treatment

Room

3

4

6

7

8

Chair

Böttcher, B.

Gregurek, D.

Pesl, J.

Hammerschmidt, J.

Smieszek, Z.

11:00

Maccagni, Massimo; Guerrini, Edoardo; Nielsen, Jonathan; Engitec Technologies S.p.A., Italy:
Zinc recovery from wastes and secondaries

Schober, Günther; Gnauk, Joachim; PSI Metals Non Ferrous GmbH, Germany:
Quality is designed not controlled

Arpalahti, Antti; Terrafame Oy, Finland:
Scaling up novel heap leach processes: a black schist case study

Bruns, Henning; Eickhoff, Moritz; Pfeifer, Herbert; RWTH Aachen University, Germany:
Process model development for pyrolysis of WPCB in microwave-heated lab-scale rotary kiln

Talja, Jyri; Lehtilä, Eero; Kopar Oy, Finland:
Kopar Cooling Solutions and New Innovations for Hot Zinc Calcine and Ash Cooling

11:25

Gerold, Eva et al.; Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
Synergy effect at the recycling of metal containing waste from the waste industry

Dragulin, Dan; ATC ALUVATION Technology Center Paderborn GmbH, Germany:
Quality of casting and heat treatment processes - an information transfer approach

Matsuoka, Hidekazu et al.; Nittetsu Mining Co., Ltd., Japan:
Analysis of the flotation behavior of complex copper ore

Schmid, Florian et al.; Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria:
Industry-oriented sample preparation of 6xxx and 5xxx aluminium alloys in laboratory scale

Hamann, Christopher; Ferro Duo GmbH, Germany; et al.:
Thermochemical Treatment of Waste Products from Iron and Steel Production

11:50

Salehi, Farzad et al.; Küttner GmbH & Co. KG, Germany:
Recycling of asbestos and heavy metals contaminated steel scrap

Stefanov, Eduard; Stoyanova, Verka; Georgieva, S.; Aurubis Bulgaria, Bulgaria:
ICP-OES determination of As(III) and As(V) in copper electrolyte

Korpi, Mikko et al.; Outotec, Finland:
Plant-wide optimization of a copper smelter: how to do it in practice?

Schober, Günther; Coppe, Jeremy; Wolf, Heiko; PSI Metals Non Ferrous GmbH, Germany:
Using AI Modelling for predictive Quality and Routing

12:15

Kerschbaumer, Claudia; Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria:
Recycling of drilling tools for oil and gas exploration

Huck-Jones, Debbie; Langley, Cathryn et al.; Malvern Panalytical Ltd, Great Britain:
Analytical insight for optimising metal powder processing

Madej, Piotr et al.; Instytut Metali Niezelaznych Gliwice, Poland:
Influence of temperature and agitation on reduction rate of converter slag from CuFePb alloy fining process

Stopic, Srecko; RWTH Aachen University, Germany:
High pressure carbonation of olivine

Session

Recycling / Waste

Analytic

Copper

Process fundamentals, modelling and simulations

New processes
+
Process control

Room

3

4

6

7

8

Chair

Reuter, M. A.

Preiß, T.

Filzwieser, A.

Elwert, T.

Alvear, G.

14:10

Flerus, Benedikt; RWTH Aachen University, Germany:
Recovery of Gallium from Smartphones – Part I: Thermal and Mechanical Pretreatment

Li, Cong et. al.; RWTH Aachen University, Germany:
A quick Sampling Method for mapping distribution in Al-melt

Smieszek, Zbigniew et al.; Instytut Metali Niezelaznych Gliwice, Poland:
Green revolution at KGHM - next stage

Steyn, Andrea; Zietsman, Johan et al.; Ex Mente Technologies, South Africa:
Understanding the energy consumption of melting chromite-lime mixtures

Arnout, Sander; Nagels, Els et al.; InsPyro, Belgium:
Automating decision making needs integration of data management with metallurgical insight

14:35

Costa, Filipe; Cronimet Envirotec GmbH, Germany:
From waste to resource: Metal sludge recycling via vacuum distillation

Sein, Myint Myint et al; Institut für Materialprüfung Glörfeld GmbH, Germany:
Ultra-trace elemental analysis of pure metals and quantitative depth profile analysis in coated materials by glow discharge mass spectrometry

White, Matthew et al.; Hatch, Australia:
Concentrate Burner
Development on Copper and Lead Flash Furnaces

to Baben, Moritz; Hack, Klaus; Petersen, Stephan; GTT - Technologies, Germany:
Navigating through Chemical Compound Space using FactSage, ChemApp and SimuSage

Heinrich, Thomas; Bürkert Fluid Control Systems, Germany:
Temperature control in a local network for directional solidification in a mould

15:00

Klejnowska, Katarzyna; Lewandowski, Dariusz; Instytut Metali Niezelaznych Gliwice, Poland:
Examination of waste tetra-pak pyrolysis as the first step of aluminium recovery process

Otsuki, Akira; Université de Lorraine, France:
Rheo-SANS: feasibility to characterize concentrated polydisperse colloidal particle suspensions

Sekimoto, Hidehiro et al.; Iwate University, Japan:
Anodic Dissolution of Low Grade Copper Alloys in Sulfamic Acid Electrolyte

Hesse, Max; Lieberwirth, Holger; TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany:
Selective Comminution for dry pre-concentration of lead-zinc ores with energy savings

Schiemann, Robert; Runkel, Marcus; Hammerschmidt, Jörg; Outotec GmbH & Co. KG, Germamy:
Training Simulators in Fluidized Bed processing Applications

15:25

Luidold, Stefan; Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria:
Recycling of technological metals: State of the art and challenges

Rohrmann, Urban et al.; Fraunhofer Project Group IWKS, Germany:
High Sensitivity Nanoscale Characterization by Local Electrode 3D Atom Probe Microscopy

Vanparys, Robin et al.; Swinburne University of Technology, Australia:
Slag-Coke Interactions in the Lead Blast Furnace

Kadokura, Masakazu et al.; Waseda University, Japan:
Mechanism investigation and surface complexation modeling of Arsenite sorption on ferrihydrite in adsorption / co-precipitation processes

Runkel, Marcus; Haus, Steffen et al.; Outotec GmbH & Co. KG, Germany:
Digitalization to Maximize Performance of Metallurgical Roasting Plants

Session

Recycling / Waste
+
Secondary metallurgy

Refractory materials

Slag

Improving of alloys

Lead
+
Zinc

Room

3

4

6

7

8

Chair

Grund, S.

Wenzl, C.

Degel, R.

Maccagni, M.

Schierle, T.

16:20

Nakamura, Takashi; Tohoku University, Japan:
What will be the real bottleneck of LiBs in 2030?

Gregurek, Dean; Spanring, Alfred; Kreuer, D.; RHI Magnesita, Austria:
Refractory WEAR in a High Carbon Ferromanganese smelting furnace

Hofer, Dominik; Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria:
Slag metallurgy for the recycling of Ta

Maruyama, Toru; Takashima, Kazuki; Kansai University, Japan:
Influence of heat treatment on hardening of CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy with micro-segregation

Kozlov, Pavel; Panshin, S.A.; Yakornov, S.A; UMMC Technical University, Russia:
Research and Development of Pyrohydrometallurgical Technology of Ferrous Dust Treatment with Zinc Powder Production

16:45

Steinlechner, Stefan; Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria:
Extraction of indium and silver aside of zinc from jarosite residue

Schmidl, Jürgen; Gregurek, Dean; Spanring, Alfred; RHI AG, Germany:
Thermochemical considerations for the refractory material selection in Peirce-Smith Converter Operations

Sagadin, Christoph; Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria:
Slag characterization at the production of ferronickel

Domagała-Dubiel, Justyna et al.; Instytut Metali Niezelaznych Gliwice, Poland:
Microstructure analysis and mechanical properties of the copper after laser surface treatment

Coleman, Mark; Thomas, Lisa; Schenck Process UK ltd, Great Britain:
Process equipment for Zinc Ox new plant Vietnam

17:10

Nikolic, Stanko; Hogg, Ben; Voigt, Paul; Glencore Technology, Australia:
Versatility of the ISASMELT™ Process for the Sustainable Treatment of Urban Feedstreams

van Niekerk, Andrew; Degel, Rolf et al.; Metix, South Africa:
Furnace Integrity of electric furnaces– symbiosis of process, cooling, refractory lining and furnace design

Weber, Peter; Breuer, Thomas; Küttner GmbH & Co. KG, Germany; Margraf, Rüdiger; Lühr Filter GmbH:
Installation of a side blowing furnace for slag reduction furnace: with a State of the art off-gas treatment with conditioned dry gas cleaning for SO₂ capture

Sun, Haikuo; Li, Yuerong; Lu, Liyu; China ENFI Engineering Corpoartion, China:
Carbonyl Processing of Ferronickel Alloy

Smieszek, Zbigniew; Madej, Piotr; Skrzypiec, Łukasz et al.; Instytut Metali Niezelaznych Gliwice, Poland:
Research on recovery of zinc and lead from waste raw materials after enrichment of Zn-Pb ore and after metallurgical processes

17:35

Schmitz, Wilfried; Reiermann, Joachim; Niklaus, Steffen; Otto Junker GmbH, Germany:
20 Years of Otto Junker Melting Technology Centre – State-of-the-Art Induction Technology, available to our Customers

Colla, Valentina et al.; Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna-TeCIP Institute, Italy:
Robot-assisted replacement of the refractory components of the ladle sliding gate in a steel shop

Yamaguchi, Katsunori; Toda, Takehito; Waseda University Okubo, Japan:
Influence of Al₂O₃ on Liquidus Line of the FeOx-SiO₂ System at 1523 and 1573 K

Namaa Abood, Adnan; Saleh, Ali Hassan; Wadi, Kadhum Jassem; Middle Technical University, Iraq:
Effect of Forward Extrusion on Mechanical Properties of Al-10Pb-4.5-Cu Alloy

Prajsnar, Ryszard et al.; Instytut Metali Niezelaznych Gliwice, Poland:
Secondary oxide materials processing in ISP process in HC Miasteczko Śląskie

Session

Precious metals

Improving of alloys

Slag

Strategic resource saving and metals recovery technologies

Industry 4.0

Chair

Jessen, S.

Salehi, F.

Stopic, S.

Terwinghe, F.

Buch, S.

11:00

Birich, Alexander; Friedrich, Bernd; RWTH Aachen University, Germany:
Cyanide - alternative leaching reagents for gold recovery from electronic waste:
Potential and limitations of thiosulfat

Cornelius, Jürgen; INTECO melting and casting technologies GmbH, Austria:
Design of a New Vacuum Inert Gas Atomization System for the Additive Manufacturing Industry

Dobersek, Albin; Mishina, Olga et al.; Engineering Dobersek GmbH, Germany:
A new CIL tailings oxidizing roasting plant

Keller, Wolfgang; Rümmele, Anette; Last, Wolfgang; EKATO Rühr- und Mischtechnik GmbH, Germany:
Mine Site ‘City‘ – Urban Mining made profitable by improved mixing technology

Frenz, Walter; RWTH Aachen University, Germany:
Industry 4.0 in the Metallurgy

11:25

Schosseler, Jil; Trautmann, Anna; Friedrich, Bernd; RWTH Aachen University, Germany:
Silver recovery from oxygen depolarized cathodes in methane sulfonic acid

Kuhn, Hans-Achim et al.; Wieland Group, Germany:
Precipitation hardened Copper-Niobium wire

O'Toole, Niall; Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany:
Developing a solvent extraction process for recovery of chromium and vanadium from steel slags

Noll, Reinhard et al.; Measurement Technology and EUV Sources, Germany:
Interlinked machinery for the automated disassembly, separation and recovery of valuable materials from electronic equipment – progress of the ADIR project

Schober, Günther; PSI Metals Non Ferrous GmbH, Germany:
Production Planning is the most efficient solution for Process Control

11:50

Pietek, Grzegorz et al.; Instytut Metali Niezelaznych Gliwice, Poland:
Recovery of nickel from polish lateritic nickel ore

Schwedler, Olaf; Hendrik Busch; MKM Mansfelder Kupfer und Messing GmbH Hettstedt, Germany:
Conti-M® technology: smart solution for the high efficient production of Cu-OFE strip

Ponak, Christoph et al.; Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria:
Recovery of Manganese, Chromium, Iron and Phosphorus from Basic Oxygen Furnace Slags

Grund, Sabina; van Leeuwen, Martin; van Genderen, Eric; International zinc association, Belgium:
Circular Economy – Recycling at All Costs? Zinc: unleashing valuable resources

Schilder, Constanze et al.; Secopta, Germany:
Fast. Precise. Robust. – LIBS Sensors provide Real Time Data for Non-Ferrous Metal Production 4.0

12:15

Reuter, Markus Andreas et al.; Helmholtz-Institut Freiberg für Ressourcentechnologie, Germany:
Contribution to the structure of the periodic classification of metals – Metals enable Future®

Souza, Rodrigo et al.; University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Synthesis of copper-alumina composite through nitrates reductive decomposition

Matthies, Alexander; Michael, Stelter; TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany:
Use of a Vanadium Electrolyte based on Secondary Raw Materials in Redox-Flow-Battery Storage Systems

Bulach, Winfried et al.; &Ooml;ko-Institut e.V., Germany:
Mapping of anthropogenic stocks in Germany – Establishment of a material flow management

Ochsenreither, Steffen; Hundrieser, Jens; Endress+Hauser Messtechnik GmbH+Co. KG:
Industry 4.0 – From automated device data collection to asset health