1. Dr. Ir. Remus Ion Iacobescu Dr. Ir. Annelies Malfliet

2. 1 year ago…
After 4 editions in the Thermotechnical institute in Heverlee, we were looking for the 5th edition of the Slag Valorisation Symposium for a new location:
Better visibility of posters
Area for exhibitors incorporated in main Symposium area
Possibility for parallel sessions
Thermotechnical Institute
SVS
Yiannis Pontikes inspecting College De Valk
on 8 April 2016

3. 1 year ago… Maria Theresia College: Grote Aula
“Wonderful room for plenaries, but too many seats…
Let’s keep it in mind for one of the next editions when the Symposium is ready for it”

4. Decided to move SVS to MTC
Last week…
Registrations of the 5th Slag Valorisation Symposium exceeding the expectations
Decided to move SVS to MTC

5. True International Slag Valorisation Community
> 250 participants
34 countries
Around the world

6. International Slag Valorisation Symposium
Scope Valorisation of residues from high-temperature processes
Aim
To contribute towards near zero waste processing and closed material loops
To bring together actor from both academic groups and research institutes as well as industry to disseminate and discuss the latest advances in the field of slag valorisation
To offer presentations bridging research concepts, through lab and pilot scale developments, with industrial applications
To provide a rich sample of the current trends in worldwide research and innovation strategies

7. 5th Int. Slag Valorisation Symposium
Subtheme: From Fundamentals to Applications
7 topics
Slag properties
Slag solidification and energy recuperation
Clean slag production and metal recovery
Sustainable cements with slag
Sustainable alkali activated binders and inorganic polymers
From aggregates to engineering microstructures
Slags in a circular economy

8. Key figures of the program
10 Plenary speakers
7 Keynote presentations
38 Regular oral presentations
52 Poster presentations
9 Exhibitors

9. Program: Monday 3 April Session - Speaker Chair 8:00 Registration 9:10
Welcome
9:20
Plenary by Bart Blanpain (KU Leuven, MTM)
“A bird’s eye view of the slag valorization work at KU Leuven"
Muxing Guo
10:00
Short exhibitor presentations
Yiannis Pontikes
10:20
Coffee break, poster session & exhibition
10:40
Plenary by Michael Müller (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany)
"Experimental investigation and modelling of the viscosity of oxide slag systems"
Christoph Pichler & Gert Van Der Wegen
11:20
Plenary by Jannie van Deventer (University of Melbourne and Zeobond, Australia)
"Valorisation of slag in construction: So much more than just technology"
12:00
Lunch, poster session & exhibition
13:00
Slag properties – oral presentations
Sustainable inorganic polymers and alkali activated binders – oral presentations
Yanling Zhang & Annelies Malfliet;
Siska Valcke & Mantijn van Leeuwen
15:00
Exhibition
15:40
16:00
Short poster presentations
Remus Ion Iacobescu & Andrea Di Maria
17:20
End of session
18:30
Social event: Guided tour in Leuven
19:30
Social event: Beer reception

10. Program: Tuesday 4 April
Session - Speaker
Chair
9:00
Plenary by Ernst Worrell (University Utrecht, The Netherlands)
“Meeting our Material Services within Planetary Boundaries"
Eric Rauf Hurman & Colin Hills
9:20
Plenary by Jung-Wook Cho (Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea)
“Kinetics and Morphological Evolution during Melt Crystallization of Mold fluxes"
10:20
Coffee break, poster session & exhibition
10:40
Plenary by Stefanie Hellweg (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
“MSWI slag in a circular economy: metal recovery and resource quality"
Bror-Magnus Heegard & Ozge Akbulut
11:20
Plenary by Vit Smilauer (Czech Technical University, Czech Republic)
“Engineering microstructures of slag-blended cements and alkali-activated foams – experiments and modelling"
12:00
Lunch, poster session & exhibition
13:00
Plenary by Peter Hayes (University of Queensland)
“Recent experimental and modelling research on the thermodynamics and phase equilibria of multi-component oxide systems”
Maurits Van Camp
13:40
Slags in a circular Economy – oral presentations
Karel Van Acker & Nour-Edinne Menad
15:40
16:00
Slag solidification and energy recuperation – oral presentations
From aggregates to engineered microstructures – oral presentations
Sander Arnout & Shuigen Huang;
Mirja Illikainen & Lourdes Yurramendi
17:20
End of session
19:00
Social event: Symposium dinner

11. Program: Wednesday 5 April
Session - Speaker
Chair
9:00
Plenary by Bernd Friedrich (RWTH Aachen, Germany)
“The submerged arc furnace – state of art in metal recovery from non ferrous slags"
Justin Hargreaves & Jan Elsen
9:20
Plenary by Didier Lootens (Sika Technology AG, Switzerland)
“Modernization of the construction: Materials-Testing-Application with 3D Printing"
10:20
Coffee break, poster session & exhibition
10:40
Clean slag production and metal recovery – oral presentations
Sustainable cements with slag –
oral presentations
Caisa Samuelsson & Frederik Verhaeghe;
Fredrik Engström & Mieke Quaghebeur
12:40
Lunch
13:40
EIT Raw Materials ZeroWaste Cluster Presentations
Dimos Paraskevas & Jeroen Jordens
14:20
Closing speech Slag Valorisation Symposium
14:30
EIT Raw Materials ZeroWaste Cluster Matchmaking Event
16:00
End of Slag Valorisation Symposium
Laboratory tour at the Department of Materials Engineering (Heverlee)
Please confirm your presence at the registration desk
20:00
For those interested: European Student Orchestra Festival – Opening concert
Entry for Pieter De Somer Aula, Charles Deberiotstraat 24, 3000 Leuven.

12. Exhibition
9 Exhibitors, in coffee break area

13. Social events
Guided tour in the city centre of Leuven Monday 3 April at 18:30
Beer reception at the City Hall with speech by the rector of the KU Leuven and a delegate from the city of Leuven Monday 3 April at 19:30
Symposium dinner in Mykene Tuesday 4 April at 19:00
For the details, the participants are referred to the SVS website, the infobrochure or to the registration desk

14. Conference proceedings
The papers presented in this Symposium are collected in the Symposium book
After the Symposium, the book can also be ordered through the SVS website
The proceedings of the 3rd SVS can be obtained at the information desk for €10
Thematic section
in Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy with original extended manuscripts of selected symposium papers

15. Acknowledgements
For their valuable input as member of the Scientific Committee

16. Acknowledgements For the financial and other support:
For the organisation:
Conference coordination by the KU Leuven Congress and Events Office, in particular Marie-Laure Bettens
Staff from the department of Materials Engineering

17. The Organizing Committee
Acknowledgements
Bart
Blanpain
Andrea
Di Maria
Yong
Fan
Muxing
Guo
The Organizing Committee
Tobias
Hertel
Shuigen
Huang
Remus
Ion Iacobescu
Jeroen
Jordens
Lubica
Kriskova
Pavel
Leonardo Lopez
Annelies
Malfliet
Silviana
Onisei
Dimos
Paraskevas
Arne
Peys
Yiannis
Pontikes
Karel
Van Acker

18. Thank you for your attention
… and enjoy the Symposium and your visit to Leuven