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In partnership with KU Leuven and the intervention of industrial actors such as Umicore, AGC Glass Europe, SWERIM, Fives Stein Limited and all the Air Liquide experts .

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A rich Oxycombustion Seminar covering broad scopes and latest innovations

Oxycombustion is playing a crucial role in decarbonization of energy-intensive industries. In collaboration with KU Leuven, Air Liquide invites you to the Thermotechnical Institute Seminar Place to continue our shared tradition of supporting industrial progress.  This seminar is a platform for organizations interested in oxy-fuel combustion and its real-world applications. Key topics include: 
 

  1. Oxycombustion for non ferrous recycling: Innovations in melting and finishing of base metals (lead, copper, nickel, aluminum, zinc) and precious metals (gold, silver, platinum group metals). 
  2. Oxycombustion for glass production: Advancements in melting and finishing of flat, tableware, and contenair glass.
  3. Oxycombustion for steel production: Applications in EAF, laddle and tundish preheating, reheating furnaces, and oxy-cutting). 
  4. Oxyboosting in cement production: Including CCS applications  
  5. Carbon Capture through oxycombustion: Market insights and Air Liquide’s key projects across the CO2 value chain - capture, transportation, usage and storage.
  6. Oxycombustion for boilers 
  7. Air Liquide Oxy-Boosting technologies: Air Liquide pathways towards decarbonization of energy-intensive industry).
  8. Hydro-Oxy-combustion: Decarbonized solutions using Oxycombustion and hydrogen or ammonia. 
  9. EU policies on industrial combustion pollutants: Updates and trends in emissions regulations. 

Oxycombustion Seminar: Detailed agenda

Throughout the day, participants will engage with industrial experts, gaining practical knowledge and exploring case studies in an interactive format. We are thrilled to share with you the schedule here below:

9h00 - 9h45 | Welcome, Registration and Coffee

9h45 - 9h50 | Opening talks:

9h50 - 10h10 |  Industrial gases technologies supporting hard-to-abate industries | Luc Jarry  – Senior Market Director Energy & Mobility | Air Liquide

10h10 - 10h30 |  Oxycombustion: a Tool for Decarbonizing Non-Ferrous Pyrometallurgy | Tim Van Rompaey - Head of Research Operations & Technology | Umicore
 

10h30 - 10h50 | AGC Oxy-combustion for flat glass production - | Fabrice Fasilow  – Sustainability Manager | AGC Glass Europe (Belgium)

10h50 - 11h10 | What changes in the performance of an oxy-fuel burner can be expected when hydrogen is mixed to natural gas? | Sander Gersen – Project Leader | DNV GL Netherlands

11h10 - 11h30 | Coffee Break

11h30 - 11h50 | Oxycombustion at Swerim for Pilot scale CO2 capture | Paul Cobden – Principal Scientist Gas Processing - CO2 Neutral Industry  | Swerim

11h50  - 12h10 | "Experimental investigation of the radiative properties of CO2 Dilute Oxy-Combustion of Hydrogen" | Nicolas Jouret  – Combustion & Process Eng. PhD Student - KUL University

12h10 - 13h30 | Walking Lunch

13h30 - 13h50 | Oxy-combustion technology for glass melting decarbonisation | Bruno Malphettes – Marketing and Sales Director | Fives Stein Group. 

13h50  - 14h10 | Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) , Update and Trends | Toon SMETS  – Policy Officer, DG ENV (Unit C4) | European Commission  

14h10  - 14h30 | Nexelia 4.0 - Air Liquide Industrial data in action - oxycombustion use case | Lorena Fuerte - Domain Manager Digital | Air Liquide

14h30  - 14h50 | Oxycombustion for high pressure steam generation | Willem Jansen - Subject-matter expert  | STORK NL

14h50  - 15h10 | Coffee Break

15h10 - 15h30 | Energy Transition and CCUS at Air Liquide | Philippe Engels - Industrial Affairs Manager | Air Liquide

15h30 - 15h50 | GO4ZERO oxyfuel switchable concept | Vincent MICHEL  – Program Director & Member of the Executive Committee | HOLCIM

16h00 | Thermomachinery Tour & Demo  

17h00 | Closing Session.

 

A little preview of the seminar venue, within the ‘Thermotechnisch Instituut’ of the KU Leuven

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