Date: Sunday, March 23 Time: Part 1: 9:00 a.m. to Noon; Part 2: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Lunch is not provided) Location: MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel & Casino Sponsored by: TMS Aluminum Committee
It is expected that the use of inert anodes may change the way aluminum is produced in the (near) future; therefore for the many years to come we must rely on the Hall-Héroult process and the application of carbon anodes. The consequence is that to mitigate the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from this process, we need to find solutions.
To address the Scope 1 (direct) emissions from electrolysis cells and anode production facilities, we will need a big tool to capture large quantities of diluted CO2 from the off-gas streams. To do so, carbon capture is one of the very few options available to us to tackle these emissions head on.
In this first-of-a-kind short course, we will demonstrate to the audience how to apply carbon capture technology in a primary aluminum smelter. No mature technology exists yet, so this is a very forming course in the early stages of development of this technology for the specific application in primary aluminum smelting.
Participants will receive a post-event digital credential.
This course will be beneficial to professionals in the aluminum industry, environmental and sustainability experts, and government regulatory agencies by providing practical and technical insights of integration of carbon capture systems in aluminum smelting operations.
Kensington Technology Inc.
Stephan Broek is the president and principal of Kensington Technology Inc., a specialized consulting firm focused on the primary aluminium industry. He holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam, with a postgraduate diploma in Process Technology from Twente University in Enschede, The Netherlands.
Broek is an industry leader in environmental technologies for primary aluminium smelting. He is a subject matter expert in pot ventilation, gas cooling systems, alumina dry scrubbing, and SO2 scrubbing used in smelters. He is also trained in the design and application of CO2 capture systems and specializes in the application of primary aluminium smelting.
Broek has co-authored over 40 articles and papers and is a regular speaker at international conferences. For TMS, he was the editor of the Light Metals 2023 proceedings. Broek also shares his knowledge within our industry. He created and lectured in several short training courses, contributes to the Trondheim course, and is a lead instructor and organizer of the Potline Scrubber & Fugitive Emissions (PFSE) industrial training course that is offered through TMS’s professional development program.
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen / Albatross CO2 Capture BV
Geert Versteeg is director/owner of Procede Process Technology BV and of ALBATROSS Industries BV, where he is responsible for bringing professionalism to both the internal (project, financial, and people) management structure as to the business development strategy and activities. He is also the scientific director of this group. In addition, he is a professor of chemical engineering at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. He has 40 years of professional experience in applied scientific research in various areas and over a broad range in process technology. He holds a PhD from Twente University.
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