Oxycombustion towards net zero carbon emissions in the industry
Are you considering implementing an oxycombustion solution within your industrial processes?
👉 Join us for a full-day seminar to explore the latest innovations in oxycombustion technology, real-world applications, and emerging market trends.
Air Liquide experts, leading industrial players, and top academics will share cutting-edge developments and insights. Unlock technical knowledge on oxycombustion solutions for carbon capture, glass, cement, steel production, non ferrous metal recycling, and more - all with the oxycombustion expert network.
- When? Thursday, June 26, 2025
- Where? KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 300, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
- Price: 100 € per participant (free for invited speakers and PhD students)
- Capacity: Limited to 50 participants
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 .
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:
- 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).
- Oxycombustion for glass production: Advancements in melting and finishing of flat, tableware, and contenair glass.
- Oxycombustion for steel production: Applications in EAF, laddle and tundish preheating, reheating furnaces, and oxy-cutting).
- Oxyboosting in cement production: Including CCS applications
- Carbon Capture through oxycombustion: Market insights and Air Liquide’s key projects across the CO2 value chain - capture, transportation, usage and storage.
- Oxycombustion for boilers
- Air Liquide Oxy-Boosting technologies: Air Liquide pathways towards decarbonization of energy-intensive industry).
- Hydro-Oxy-combustion: Decarbonized solutions using Oxycombustion and hydrogen or ammonia.
- 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:
- Peter Craeghs: Manufacturing and Process (M&P) Director - Air Liquide
- Vincent Dauchy: General Manager Benelux - Air Liquide
9h50 - 10h10 | Air Liquide Oxycombustion Markets & Technologies | Luc Jarry – International Expert Combustion | Air Liquide
10h10 - 10h30 | Oxycombustion for E-waste recycling | Tim Van Rompaey - Head of Research Operations & Technology | Umicore
10h30 - 10h50 | Experimental study on the effect of hydrogen blending to natural gas on the changes in the oxy-combustion behavior - | Fabrice Fasilow – Sustainability Manager | AGC Glass Europe (Belgium)
10h50 - 11h10 | Oxycombustion for energy-intensive industry | Sander Gersen – Project Leader | DNV GL Netherlands
11h10 - 11h30 | Break & Poster Session
11h30 - 11h50 | Oxycombustion for Metalworking | 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 | Oxycombustion for energy-intensive industry | 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 Digital Strategy for Combustion | Lorena Fuerte - Domain Manager Digital | Air Liquide
14h30 - 14h50 | Oxycombustion for boilers | Willem Jansen - Subject-matter expert | STORK NL
14h50 - 15h10 | Break & Poster Session
15h10 - 15h30 | Energy transition at Air Liquide: Climate Program "Advance" or CCS-U| Philippe Engels - Industrial Affairs Manager | Air Liquide
15h30 - 15h50 | Oxycombustion for cement production | Vincent MICHEL – GO4ZERO Program Director & Member of the Executive Committee | HOLCIM
15h50 - 16h10 | Oxycombustion for lime, limestone and mineral-based production |
16h10 | Thermomachinery Tour & Demo
16h30 | Poster Awards & Closing Session.
