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REDMUD Summer School

August 29, 2016 - August 31, 2016

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The aim of this Summer School is to bring 50-60 PhD students and postdocs together to learn and discuss about the Production of aluminium and the zero-waste valorisation of bauxite residue (red mud). The summer school consists of 12 lectures (60 min lecture + 30 min of Q&A). The lecturers are world class experts.

Topics:

  1. Early history of aluminium production
  2. Geology and mineralogy of bauxite deposits
  3. Bayer process
  4. Hall-Héroult process
  5. Aluminium alloys and their applications
  6. Recycling of aluminium metal
  7. Scandium and other REEs
  8. Recovery of metals from BR
  9. Cementitious binders with BR
  10. Inorganic polymers
  11. Sustainability assessment
  12. Bauxite residue valorisation: successes and failures

Contact persons:

Content, scientific matters:
Dr. Yiannis Pontikes: Yiannis.Pontikes@mtm.kuleuven.be

Practical, administrative and financial matters:
Ms. Rabab Nasser: Rabab.Nasser@mtm.kuleuven.be

Details

Start:
August 29, 2016
End:
August 31, 2016
Website:
http://summerschool.redmud.org/

Organizer

Venue

SIM² Education