FRAY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

VOLUME 5: ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, POLICY, LEGAL, MANAGEMENT & SOCIAL ISSUES

 

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Chairman/ Editor Foreword........................................................................................................lxvii

Professor Derek Fray - Biography.............................................................................................lxxix

Editor's Biography...................................................................................................................lxxxiii

Organizers.................................................................................................................................lxxxv

International Committees.......................................................................................................lxxxvii

Session Chairpersons...............................................................................................................lxxxix

Sponsors/Financial Supporters...................................................................................................xciii

Sponsors Logos..........................................................................................................................xcvii

Corporate Section :

SOMIKA, Société Minière du Katanga .........................................................................ciii

RHI..........................................................................................................................................cv

Oschatz GmbH....................................................................................................................cvii

Berzelius Metall...................................................................................................................cix

Umicore, Precious Metals Refining......................................................................................cx

FLOGEN® Technologies Inc..............................................................................................cxi

 

 

PLENARY

 

Sustainability - The Challenge of 21st Century-Reflections on the Role of Science and Technology.........3

Florian Kongoli

 

Examples of Synergy Leading to Innovations in Materials Science.............................................15

Derek Fray

 

Doing More with Less: The Competitive Advantage in the 21st Century (Speech).....................25

Janez Potocnik

 

Investment into R&D, use of Urban Mines and International Cooperation:

Elements of a Win-Win Strategy (Speech)....................................................................................27

Reinhard Butikofer

 

The Quest for Sustainable and Responsible Mining (Speech).......................................................29

Stephan Dion

 

Sustainability is not Wishful Thinking; It Lies in Our and Your Hands! (Speech).......................33

Stephan Vavrik

 

Mining and Sustainable Development: Oxymoron or Rx for a Bright Future?

(Abstract Only)..............................................................................................................................39

Manuel E. Ramos, Krishna Parameswaran

 

Growing Material Requirements and Tightening Material Availabilities and a Legislative

Environment Change The Dynamics for Recycling (Abstract Only)............................................41

Mark Cafferey

 

KGHM - Our Way to Sustainability (Abstract Only)....................................................................43

Wojciech Kędzia

 

Lead Smelting and Refining at Weser-Metall GmbH (Abstract Only).........................................45

Ulrich Kerney

 

Effective Management for Productivity Improvement at a Metallurgical Complex:

The Peñoles Case (Abstract Only).................................................................................................47

Javier Hernandez-Gallegos

 

Integrated Battery Recycling at Berzelius Metall GmbH, Germany - A Closed Loop!

(Abstract Only)..............................................................................................................................49

Hans-Peter Behrendt

 

Recent Developments in Iron-Making Technologies in Japan......................................................51

Takashi Miwa, Kiichiro Kurihara

 

A Strategy of Metal Resources for Sustainable Development and Supporting Technologies

for it in Japan (Abstract Only).......................................................................................................63

Takashi Nakamura

 

Charcoal Blast Furnace for Ironmaking (Abstract Only)..............................................................65

Jose Carlos D'Abreu, Cyro Takano

 

Materials Characterization of Complex Systems by Applying the Anomalous X-Ray

Scattering (Axs).............................................................................................................................67

Yoshio Waseda

 

Regenerative Energy System Using High-Temperature Electrolyzer and Fuel Cell

Equipped with Liquid Metal Electrodes........................................................................................81

K. T. Jacob

 

The Pivotal Role of Materials Science and Engineering in the Recycling of Materials

(Abstract Only)..............................................................................................................................97

Martin Pech-Canul, Florian Kongoli

 

Overview of Mineral and Metal Industry in Chile: Case of Copper Production (Abstract

Only)..............................................................................................................................................99

Mario Sanchez

 

Mining, Metallurgy, and Society (Abstract Only).......................................................................101

Fathi Habashi

 

 

SPECIAL ARTICLE

 

Changes of the Past 50 Years.......................................................................................................103

Derek Fray


 

VOLUME 5: ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, POLICY, LEGAL, MANAGEMENT & SOCIAL ISSUES

 

LEGAL, MANAGEMENT, ECONOMICAL & SOCIAL ISSUES

 

The Minimalist Approach: A Umicore Case Study (Or...When Less is More)

(Keynote).....................................................................................................................................109

Luc Coeck, Frederik Verhaeghe, Stephanie Vervynckt, Maurits Van Camp

 

The Contribution of Recycling to a Secure Future Supply of Critical Raw Materials

(Abstract Only)............................................................................................................................121

Christina Meskers

 

Materials for a Better Life - The Story of the Missing Link (Abstract Only).............................123

Frederik Verhaeghe

 

Financial Constraints of Firms in Kosovo...................................................................................125

Berat Havolli

 

Employee Participation Rights in Company Restructuring in the Globalization Area

(Keynote) (Abstract Only)...........................................................................................................143

Migen Dibra

 

Environmental IP Issues (Abstract Only)....................................................................................145

Philip Swain

 

Five Things a Materials Scientist Should Know About Patents (Abstract Only).......................147

Simon Goodman

 

EU Law on Waste Management and Shipment: Some Main Legal Issues for Metal

Industry in The European Union..................................................................................................149

Jordan Daci

 

Managing Sustainability in Materials Science and Engineering University

Programs: A Case Study (Keynote) (Abstract Only)..................................................................163

Jorgaq Kacani, E. Obrien, Florian Kongoli

 

Construction and Management of Infrastrcture for Coal Exploration(Poster).........................................165

Hysen Ahmeti, Sejdi Hoxha

 

Geostatistics in Modern Mining Planning(Poster)...................................................................................181

Rafet Zeqiri, Shyqri Kelmendi, Izet Zeqiri

 

Innovation and Technology in Different Economic Systems: A Trade Off

between Commercial Goods and Military Equipment(Poster)................................................................191

Isa Mulaj

 

 

Slope Stability Analysis of Working Benches and of the General Slope in the

Open Pit Mine of Mergele "Hani I Elezit"(Poster)..................................................................................193

Idaver Huseini, Januz Mehmeti, Nexhmi Krasniqi,Asan Idrizi

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL/HEALTH, ENERGY & POLICY ISSUES

 

Integrated Minerals Recycling in Biofuel Production - The Sunchem Process

(Keynote).....................................................................................................................................201

Christian Ludwig, Frédéric Vogel, Martin Brandenberger, Mariluz Bagnoud,

Andrea Testino, Rudolf Struis and Ludwig Hermann

 

Toward Sustainability in Ferroalloys and Steel Production (Keynote).......................................203

Lauri Holappa

 

Technical and Economic Evaluation of Top Gas Recycling Blast Furnace Ironmaking

(Keynote).....................................................................................................................................221

P. Chris Pistorius

 

"Eco-Design and Computerized Material-Shape Selection: An Integrated

Approach Applied in the Case of some Structural Elements"....................................................233

Shpresa Caslli, Emil Lamani, Dervish Elezi

 

Zinc...A Sustainable Material (Keynote)...................................................................................249

Andrew Green, Stephen Wilkinson, Eric Van Genderen

 

Blood Pressure, Routine Biochemical and Haematological Profiles in Waste

Handlers in A Nigerian Tertiary Hospital...................................................................................257

Omolara Popoolao, Maria Ebesunun , Oyedotun Oyedele,

Yusuf , Alabi , B. Esogwah

 

Clean Automation Technology for Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking......................................265

Ananya Mukhopadhyay, Marco Ometto

 

Consideration of Surface Chemistry of Kaolinite to Improve its Dewatering

Characteristics..............................................................................................................................279

Vishal Gupta

 

Microbiological Safety and Quality of Bottled Water in Albania...............................................295

Lindita Molla, Arjan Salia, Besim Agolli, Mehdi Ndreu

 

Sorption of Thallium (III) from Aqueous Solution by Oxidized Multiwalled

Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) (Abstract Only)........................................................................303

Najeeb Ullah

 

Diagnosing and Controlling Release of Antimony to the Process Water

Within A Sulfide Flotation Plant ...............................................................................................305

Hamid-Reza Manouchehr, Jan-Erik Sundkvist, George Wilkinson,

G. Rock and Andreas Berggren

 

 

Equipment for Laboratory and Pilot Testing of The New Generation Waste Gases

Filters..........................................................................................................................................325

Josef Novák, Jiří MaryŠka

 

Opportunities and Challenges of Solar Energy Use in Kosova(Invited)..................................................333

Blerim Baruti, Bajram Mustafa, Ilirjan Malollari, Edward Z. O'brien,

Florian Kongoli, Mensur Kelmendi,Musa Sylaj

 

Effects of Air Pollution From Industrial Sources in Kosova (Abstract Only)............................341

Blerim Baruti, Bajram Mustafa, Ilirjan Malollari, Shyqri Kelmendi,

Mensur Kelmendi, Florian Kongoli

 

Microwave Assisted Recovery of Platinum (Abstract Only)......................................................343

Monika Willert-Porada, T. Gerdes

 

Influence of Weather's Conditions in Overhead Transmision Line, the

Possibility and Analysis of Phenomena of "Galloping" in them................................................345

Miranda Kullolli, Marialis çelo, Odise Koça

 

Sulfur-Carbon Composite Cathodes for Rechargeable Lithium Battery.....................................353

Kai Xi, R Vasant Kumar

 

Lithium Sulfur Batteries for Electric Vehicles............................................................................361

Kai Xi, Hongyan Guan, R Vasant Kumar

 

Renewable Energy Policy in Germany: Effectiveness and Challenges to the Future.................369

Santosh Kumar Mishra

 

Environmental Policies of India (Abstract Only)........................................................................383

Kottapalli Sitharama Murty

 

Developed and Ecological Kosovo - Wish or Reality? (Abstract Only)....................................385

Ali Caka , Musa Rizaj, Sylejman Berisha

 

Effect of the Concentration on the Biosorption Process with Aerobic

Bacteria Copper (Invited)............................................................................................................387

Onofre Monge, Jesus L. Valenzuela, Evelia Acedo, Maria Teresa Certucha,

Francisco Javier Almendáriz

 

Lead-Zinc Smelter (KCM AD), Bulgaria and Soil Contamination:

Past, Present and Future(Poster)...............................................................................................................395

Boyan Boyanov, Yavor Kehaiov

 

Removal and Recovery of Heavy Metals from an Industrial Wastewater Sludge .....................413

Yassine Addi, Patrick Duverneuil, Ali Khouider

 

Air Pollution and Health Effect on Children Respiratory Tract(Poster)..................................................419

Kvetoslava Rimarova

 

Fabrication and Modification of Environmentally Benign Biodegradable

Packaging Materials from Natural Polymers(Poster)...............................................................................429

Kamol Dey, Ruhul A. Khan , A.M. Sarwaruddin Chowdhury

 

Synergistic Effect of Pt (0.04%) on Bimetallics Al-X (X= Sn, In) for Hydrogen

Production(Poster)....................................................................................................................................447

S. L. Olvera Vazquez, E. M. Arce Estrada

 

Development Strategy of Aluminum Industry in Iran(Poster).................................................................457

Ali Akbar Mottahedi, Mahdi Mottahedi

 

Novel Approach for H2 Production by Photo-Redox Chemistry

of Ag-TiO2 Composite(Poster) (Invited).................................................................................................467

Najeeb Ullah, Giorgio Divitini, Caterina Ducati, R Vasant Kumar, Zoe H Baber

 

Reducing the Footprint of Society on Nature, without Compromising our

Standards (Poster) (Abstract Only)............................................................................................................477

Dessi Koleva, Viktoria Milkova

 

Reduction Process of Zinc from Concentrates with Co2 Reduced Emission(Poster)

(Abstract Only) ...........................................................................................................................479

Edgar Blanco

 

Metals and Concrete Degradation by Hydrogen Sulfide (Poster) (Abstract Only)...................................481

Maurizio Palmisano, Vincenzo Tuccillo

 

Bioadhesion of Rhodococcus Opacus on an Apatite Surface (Poster) (Abstract Only)............................483

Maurício Torem, Antonio Gutierrez, Iranildes Santos

 

Shooting Range Soils Containing Lead Pellets; - New Type Lead Ores.After

Remediation for Environmental Protection These Areas can be Reused for

Other Purposes (Sustainable Techniques) (Poster) (Abstract Only).........................................................485

Väinö Hintikka

 

Biosorption of Ba (Ii) from Aqueous Solutions (Poster) (Abstract Only)................................................487

Maurício Torem, Amanda Pimentel, Gabriela Santos, Iranildes Santos

 

Catalytic Hydrous Pyrolysis Oxidation and Hydrogenation of PAH Mixture

(Poster) (Abstract Only) ...........................................................................................................................489

Marian Nkansah

 

Dissolution of As from Novel Scorodite Particles in Aqueous Solution

(Poster) (Abstract Only)............................................................................................................................491

Shigeru Suzuki, Kozo Shinoda, Shun Fujieda, Takeharu Inanaga,

Masayoshi Matsumoto

 

JRC European Air Pollution Project and its Results Considering Health

(Poster) (Abstract Only)...........................................................................................................................493

Kvetoslava Rimarova

 

Development and Application of Polymeric Materials for Heavy Metal Ions

Recovery from Industrial and Mining Wastewaters (Poster) (Abstract Only)..........................................495

Dalia Saad

 

Urban Aerosols of PM 2.5 and PM10 Variability within a Middles Scale

of 5 Localities (Poster) (Abstract Only)....................................................................................................497

Afrim Syla

 

Electrooxidation of Phenol: An Alternative Wastewater Treatment of Steel

Industry (Poster) (Abstract Only)..............................................................................................................499

Achilles Dutra, Iranildes Santos, Julio Afonso

 

Hydrous Pyrolysis of Mixture of PAH at Different Reaction Conditions (Poster) (Abstract Only).........501

Marian Nkansah

 

Environmental Impact Assessment Study to Investigate Environmental Feasibility and

Constraints to Commission New Ceramic and Porcelain Factory (Poster) (Abstract Only).....................503

Saji Baby

 

Carbon Dioxide Adsorption on Metal Organic Framework MIL-101 Modified

by MWCNT (Poster) (Abstract Only).......................................................................................................505

Vahid Hoseini

 

CO2 Adsorption on Metal-Organic Framework MIL-101 Modified by

3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (Poster)(Abstract Only) ..........................................................................507

Vahid Hoseini

 

Gases Adsorption on Metal-Organic Framework, Iron Terephthalate (MOF-235)

(Poster) (Abstract Only)............................................................................................................................509

Vahid Hoseini

 

Photoluminescence Characterization of the Silicon Layers (Poster) (Abstract Only)..............................511

Besire Cena

 

Utilization of Red Mud (Poster) (Abstract Only)......................................................................................513

Tiejun Chun

 

Estimation of Formaldehyde from Dairy Products by Using Chromo Tropic Acid

(Poster) (Abstract Only)............................................................................................................................515

Hina Abid