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Organizers
Donald R. Sadoway, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Toru H. Okabe, Institute of Industrial Science (IIS), The University of Tokyo
Antoine Allanore, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Program Coordinators
Sakae Shirayama, The University of Tokyo
Yu-ki Taninouchi, IIS, The University of Tokyo


Program (ver. 2.1, updated on Feb. 26, 2016)
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Document of Workshop Information
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The 11th Workshop on Reactive Metal Processing

February 19 (Fri.) - February 20 (Sat.), 2016, Cambridge, MIT

Time:
  - 1st day: on February 19 (9:20 - 17:50 and Banquet in 18:30)
  - 2nd day: on February 20 (9:20 - 13:00)
  Refreshments will be served around 9:00 AM at the Grier room in both days.

Venue:
  - Grier Room for Workshop (Building 34, Room 401)
    Poster session is held at the Grier Room on February 19, 2016.
  - Le Meridien Hotel for Banquet (http://www.lemeridiencambridge.com/)

Sponsors:
A part of the workshop is supported by
Strategic Young Researcher Overseas Visits Program for Accelerating Brain Circulation by JSPS (P.I.: Prof. T.H. Okabe),
The Rare Metal Research Workshop, one of the Special Research Group organized by the Foundation for the Promotion of Industrial Science (FPIS) (RC-40: directed by Prof. T.H. Okabe),
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) by JSPS (Project No. 26220910), and
The Strategic Partnerships Project of the Top Global University Project by The University of Tokyo.


Day 1, Morning, February 19 (Friday), 2016 Grier Room

9:00 -

9:20

 

Coffee & Breakfast Service


9:20 -

 9:30

 

Opening Remarks
Prof. Donald R. Sadoway, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Prof. Toru H. Okabe, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo


Session Chair: Dr. Kouji Yasuda

9:30 -

10:00

 

“Reactive systems under own pressures”
Georges J. Kipouros1
1University of Saskatchewan


10:00 -

10:30

 

“Electrochemical properties of alkali/alkaline-earth element in liquid metals”
Hojong Kim1
1The Pennsylvania State University


10:30 -

11:00

 

“Fluorination behavior of actinide elements for fuel debris treatment”
Nobuaki Sato1
1Institut of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM),
Tohoku University


11:00 -

11:15

 

Break


Session Chair: Dr. Adam C. Powell, IV

11:15 -

11:45

 

“Urban mining to recover metal values: Electrodeposition of tin and indium
in molten chloride electrolytes.

Geir Martin Haarberg1 and Bo Qin2
1Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
2Kunming University of Science and Technology


11:45 -

12:15

 

“Behavior of impurities in aluminum electrowinning, and the effect on
current efficiency”

Guðrún Sævarsdóttir1
1Reykjavik University

12:15 -

13:15

 

Lunch


   

Day 1, Afternoon, February 19 (Friday), 2016 Grier Room

Session Chair: Prof. Qian Xu   

13:15 -

13:45

 

“Electrochemistry of liquid metals and molten salts”
Donald R. Sadoway1
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology



13:45 -

14:15

 

“Li-Bi for low-temperature liquid metal batteries”
Huayi Yin1, Brice Chung1 and Donald R. Sadoway1
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

14:15 -

14:30

 

Break


Session Chair: Prof. Antoine Allanore

14:30 -

15:00

 

“Development of direct liquid steel production by electrolysis in molten oxides”
Jan Wiencke1,2, Herv
é Lavelaine1, Pierre-Jean Panteix2, Carine Petitjean2 , and
Christophe Rapin2
1ArcelorMittal Maizières
2Institut Jean Lamour, Université de Lorraine



15:00 -

15:30 

 

“Controlled molten oxidation of copper slag”
Yong Fan1 , Etsuro Shibata1, Atsushi Iizuka1, and
Takashi Nakamura1
1Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University


15:30 -

16:00 

 

Photo & Break


16:00 -

16:50 

 

3-min short presentation by poster presenters


16:50 -

17:50 

 

Poster Session


18:30 -

 

 

Banquet @ Le Meridien Hotel


Day 2, Morning, February 20 (Saturday), 2016 Grier Room

   

9:00 -

 9:20

 

Coffee & Breakfast Service


 9:20 -

9:30

 

Opening Remarks
Prof. Antoine Allanore, Massachusetts Institute of Technology



Session Chair: Prof. Geir Martin Haarberg

 9:30 -

10:00

 

“Production of high-purity silicon via molten salt electrolysis”
Xiao Yang1, Kouji Yasuda2,3, Toshiyuki Nohira1, Rika Hagiwara3, and Takayuki Homma4
1Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University
2Environment, Safety and Health Organization, Kyoto University
3Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University
4Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University



10:00 -

10:30

 

“Introduction to recent studies on recycling processes for metals in scraps of
electronic devices and superconducting materials”

Hideaki Sasaki1

1Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

10:30 -

10:45

 

Break


Session Chair: Prof. Georges J. Kipouros

10:45 -

11:15

 

“Recent progresses on electrochemistry of molten semiconductors”
Antoine Allanore1

1Massachusetts Institute of Technology


11:15 -

11:45

 

“Towards measurement of thermodynamic properties of molten rare earth oxides”
Bradley R. Nakanishi1and Antoine Allanore1

1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology


11:45 -

11:50

 

“Information for the Next RMW”
Prof. Toru H. Okabe, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

11:50 -

12:00

  Closing Remarks
Prof. Donald R. Sadoway, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

12:00 -

13:00

  Lunch

Day 2, Afternoon, February 20 (Saturday), 2016 Grier Room

 

13:00 -

 

 

Laboratory Tour (for applicants)


List of Poster Presentations


1.

 

“Fundamental study on Bi-Ti-Zn ternary phase diagram for new smelting process of
titanium”

Akihiro Kishimoto1, and Tetsuya Uda1
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto University


 2.    “Overpotential measurement for magnesium electrolysis on bismuth electrode”
Kazuhiro Kumamoto1, Akihiro Kishimoto1, and Tetsuya Uda1
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto University



 3.   Analysis of the hydration/dehydration behavior of lanthanum sulfate for chemical heat
storage”

Kunihiko Shizume1, Naoyuki Hatada1, and Tetsuya Uda1
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto University


4.

 

“Electroplating of Si in high temperature fluoride-chloride melt”
Kouji Yasuda1,2, Kazumi Saeki2, Toshiyuki Nohira3, Rika Hagiwara2, and
Takayuki Homma4
1Environment, Safety and Health Organization, Kyoto University
2Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University
3Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University

4Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University


5.

 

“Segregation refinement of Si utilizing liquid Zn”

Kouji Yasuda1,2, Akifumi Ido2, Xiao Yang3, Toshiyuki Nohira3, Rika Hagiwara2, and
Takayuki Homma4
1Environment, Safety and Health Organization, Kyoto University
2Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University
3Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University
4Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University


6.

 

“Preparing silicide layers on metallic substrates using molten oxide electrolysis”
Hideaki Sasaki1 and Masafumi Maeda1
1Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo


7.

 

“Thermodynamics of rare earth elements in nodular cast iron”
Ng Kok Long1,2, Hisao Kimura2, Hideaki Sasaki2, and Masafumi Maeda2
1
Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo

2Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo


8.

 

“Investigation of the passivation mechanism of copper-based anodes from in-situ observations”
Yuma Ninomiya1,2, Hideaki Sasaki2, and Masafumi Maeda2

1Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

9.

 

“Thermodynamic properties of the CaO-AlO1.5-CeO1.5 system”
Ryo Kitano1 and Kazuki Morita1
1Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo

10.

 

“Development of new technologies for high-speed production of copper”
Kanta Iwaya1,2 and Toru H. Okabe2

1Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

11.

 

“Nickel and rhenium separation from nickel-based superalloy scraps using zinc circulation”
Ryohei Yagi1,2 and Toru H. Okabe2
1Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo
2Insititute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

12.

 

“A review of the extraction of rare earth elements as a by-product of uranium mining”
William D. Judge1 and Georges J. Kipouros1
1Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan

13.

 

“Porous carbon anodes for the supply of methane during electrowinning of aluminium”
Babak Khalaghi1, Henrik Gudbrandsen2, Ole Sigmund Kjos2, Karen Sende Osen2,
Tommy Mokkelbost2, and Geir Martin Haarberg1
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
_Norwegian University of Science and Thechnology
(NTNU)
2SINTEF Materials and Chemistry

14.

 

“Electrochemically active surface area of carbon anodes in molten salt”
Wojciech Gebarowski1 , Arne Petter Ratvik3, Stein Rørvik3, Espen Sandnes1,
Lorentz Petter Lossius2, Hogne Linga2, and Ann Mari Svensson1
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
_Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
2Hydro Aluminium
3SINTEF Materials and Chemistry

15.

 

“Controllable electrolytic production of metal carbides and composites in molten salt”
Xingli Zou1, Xionggang Lu1, and Zhongfu Zhou1
1State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel,
_School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University


16.

 

“In situ measurements of current density distribution”
Brian Chmielowiec1 and Antoine Allanore1
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

17.

 

 

 

“Electrodeposition/stripping of Mg in organic electrolytes for Mg batteries”
Shunsuke Yagi1
1Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research Center, Osaka Prefecture University