Conference Program

We are thrilled to present the following comprehensive program for the 2025 International Conference on Sustainable Cokemaking and Ironmaking (ICSCI 2025).

For each day of the conference, the morning session will feature our keynote speakers and will run through to lunchtime (including a morning tea break). The afternoon sessions each day will feature three breakout streams for delegates to choose from – Stream A, Stream B or Stream C. There will be three streams after lunch through to afternoon tea, then a further three streams from afternoon tea through to the Conference close each day. 

The program is subject to change. Please use the search feature below to find sessions on specific topics and/or speakers. Please contact ssr@newcastle.edu.au if you have any questions regarding the program. 

Day 1 - Monday 17 Mar 2025

7:30am - 5:00pm
Registration Open, Level 1 Foyer

Session 1: Opening and Keynote Presentations, Concert Hall (Level 1)

Session 2

8:30am - 8:40am
Welcome from the Conference Co-Chair / Welcome to Country: Tom Honeyands, University of Newcastle
8:40am - 9:00am
Conference Launch
9:00am - 9:10am
Welcome from UoN
9:10am - 9:20am
Welcome from BHP: Nigel Tame, BHP
9:20am - 9:30am
Official Conference Opening: Tom Honeyands, University of Newcastle
9:30am - 10:10am
Keynote I: Sangho Yi, POSTECH Korea - A Novel Pathway for CO2 Reduction in Ironmaking Process: Synergy between coal-based FINEX® and BF
10:10am - 10:40am
Morning Tea Break: Cummings Room (Level 1)
10:40am - 11:20am
Keynote II: Lena Sundqvist-Öqvist, Luleå University of Technology Sweden - Opportunities for low fossil CO2 emission in ironmaking
11:20am - 12:00pm
Keynote III: Jian Li, China Baowu Group - Research progress on low-carbon ironmaking technology of China Baowu
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch Break: Cummings Room (Level 1)

Session 2A : Sustainable cokemaking & biomass utilsation I

Session Chair: Yukihiro Kubota

1:00pm - 1:20pm
Macropore structure development during cokemaking: The role of coal properties and the influence of charcoal--Karen Steel, The University of Queensland
1:20pm - 1:40pm
Quantifying biochar interactions with coal for coke making--Lauren Williamson, CSIRO
1:40pm - 2:00pm
Fundamental Interactions Between Microalgal Biomass and Coal in Co-Pyrolysis Towards Cokemaking CO2 Reduction--Brody Brooks, University of Newcastle
2:00pm - 2:20pm
Quantitative analysis and optimisation of coke microstructure--Edward Bissaker, University of Newcastle
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2:20pm - 2:40pm
Effect of Biocarbon Incorporation in Cokemaking and Resultant Coke Properties--Xianai Huang, Natural Resources Canada
2:40pm - 3:00pm
Effects and Mechanisms of Ferro-Coke Utilization in Ironmaking Blast Furnaces A Virtual Experiment--Ziguang Zhao, UNSW Sydney

Session 2B: Low-emission ironmaking and steelmaking I

Session Chair: Jian Li

1:00pm - 1:20pm
The Journey from New Zealand Steel to Pilbara ESF--Sheng Chew, Bluescope Steel
1:20pm - 1:40pm
Electrode Smelting of Hematite-Goethite DRI at Laboratory Scale--Craig Garlick, University of Newcastle
1:40pm - 2:00pm
GOD control in multi-stage hydrogen reduction of limonite ore--Seong-Jin Kim, POSTECH
2:00pm - 2:20pm
Batch Scale Hydrogen Direct Reduced Iron Production and Carburisation--Khadijeh Paymooni, University of Newcastle
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2:20pm - 2:40pm
Use of Iron ore Agglomeration by-product in Fluidized Bed Reactors with CO and/or H2 gas atmosphere at Steel Works--Dohyeon Kim, POSTECH
2:40pm - 3:00pm
Melting behaviour of H2 reduced titanomagnetite ironsand pellets in a laboratory-scale electric smelting furnace--Shaira Mendoza, Robinson Research Institute, New Zealand

Session 2C: Modelling of Low Emission Processes

Session Chair: Kyle Lefebvre

1:00pm - 1:20pm
Multi-scale Numerical Analysis on Hydrogen Reduction of Iron Oxides--Hiroshi Nogami, Tohoku University
1:20pm - 1:40pm
Numerical Analysis of Hydrogen-Based Direct Reduction in a Shaft Furnace--Henrik Saxén, Åbo Akademi University
1:40pm - 2:00pm
An Integrated Three-Dimensional Model for Sustainable Ironmaking in Blast Furnace--Ayush Badaya, Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
2:00pm - 2:20pm
CFD modelling of DRI systems--Subhasish Mitra, University of Newcastle
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2:20pm - 2:40pm
Evaluating Residence Time Distribution of Shaft-Injected Hydrogen in Blast Furnaces: A CFD Approach--Xiaobing Yu, UNSW Sydney
2:40pm - 3:00pm
How blast rate variation affects dynamic in-furnace behaviours and energy consumption of an industrial-scale blast furnace A transient-state CFD study--Jin Xie, UNSW Sydney
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Afternoon Tea Break Cummings Room (Level 1)

Session 3

Session 3A: Sustainable cokemaking & biomass utilsation II

Session Chair: Karen Steel

3:30pm - 3:50pm
Coke reactivity with CO2 and H2O and impacts on coke microstructure--David R Jenkins, University of Newcastle
3:50pm - 4:10pm
Determining biomass char properties for optimal bio-coke production--Narelle Williams, The University of Queensland
4:10pm - 4:30pm
Physical and Chemical Structural Characterization of Biomass for Biocoke Production--Salman Khoshk Rish, University of Newcastle
4:30pm - 4:50pm
Optimizing coal blending in coke production: A logistic approach--HaMyung Jeong, POSCO
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4:50pm - 5:10pm
Influence of recycled plastic addition on coal thermoplasticity and microstructure transition--Jangho Jo, University of Newcastle
5:10pm - 5:30pm
Biomass Injection for Low-Carbon Blast Furnace: From Lab to Industrial Trials--Yoon-Ho Bae, Hyundai Steel

Session 3B: Raw materials for low-emission ironmaking I

Session Chair: Dhiren Panda

3:30pm - 3:50pm
Pellets preparation for hydrogen-based shaft furnace and high-efficiency reduction technology--Jian Pan, Central South University China
3:50pm - 4:10pm
Reduction of iron ore sinter analogue under simulated blast furnace gas composition--Muhammad Irfan Ahadian Barustan, University of Newcastle
4:10pm - 4:30pm
Updated Specifications and Applications of Optimised Biochars for Ironmaking and Steelmaking, and Resultant Reductions in Greenhouse Gas Emissions--John Mathieson
4:30pm - 4:50pm
Effects of high-P iron ores on the phases developed during sintering--Isis Rosa Ignacio, CSIRO
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4:50pm - 5:10pm
Reduction Behaviour of Iron ore Lumps in Hydrogen-Enriched Atmospheres--Karen Palolite, University of Newcastle
5:10pm - 5:30pm
Evaluation of iron products quality for direct reduction--Mathieu Dubé, Corem

Session 3C: Decarbonisation pathways

Session Chair: Sangho Yi

3:30pm - 3:50pm
Status of Deep Abatement Technologies for the Blast Furnace Process Route--Lauren North, BHP
3:50pm - 4:10pm
The Path to Green Iron An Integrated Model of Renewable Power Generation and Green Ironmaking in Pilbara--Qiqing Shen, Woodside Energy Limited
4:10pm - 4:30pm
Opportunities for accelerated emissions reductions in operating blast furnaces in the critical decade ahead--Joe Hebertson, Skye Point Innovation
4:30pm - 4:50pm
Transitional path to low carbon emission steel production Direct reduction and electric smelting of Pilbara iron ores--Xue Feng Dong, University of Wollongong
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4:50pm - 5:10pm
Progress in low carbon BF-BOF bridge technology in POSCO--Sunghee Lee, POSCO
5:10pm - 5:30pm
Injection of PC, Biochar, Biogas, NG, COG, and H2 in the Blast Furnace, a Trade off on BF Operation and GHG Emissions--Mitren Sukhram, Hatch
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Symposium Dinner, Concert Hall

Day 2 - Tuesday 18 Mar 2025

8:00am - 5:00pm
Registration Open, Level 1 Foyer

Session 4: Opening and Keynote Presentations, Concert Hall (Level 1)

8:30am - 8:40am
Day 2 Welcome from the Conference Co-Chair: Arash Tahmasebi, University of Newcastle
8:40am - 9:20am
Keynote IV: Dhiren Panda, JSW Steel India
9:20am - 10:00am
Keynote V: Yukihiro Kubota, Nippon Steel Corporation Japan - Development of Technology for Improvement of Coke Strength for Low Carbonization in Blast Furnaces and/or Cost Reduction of Coke Production
10:00am - 10:40am
Morning Tea Break: Cummings Room (Level 1)
10:40am - 11:20am
Keynote VI: Jan van der Stel, Tata Steel Europe, The Netherlands
11:20 - 12:00pm
Keynote VII: Jeanne Els, Hatch Australia
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch Break: Cummings Room (Level 1)

Session 5

Session 5A : Sustainable cokemaking & biomass utilsation III

Session Chair: Lauren North

1:00pm - 1:20pm
Biochar Addition: Effect on Coke Characteristics and Quality--Pramod Koshy, UNSW Sydney
1:20pm - 1:40pm
Abrasion Resistance of Coke under Hydrogen Reduction Blast Furnace Conditions--Hannah Lomas, University of Newcastle
1:40pm - 2:00pm
Use of Coal Grain analysis information for improved coke quality prediction--Priyanthi Hapugoda, CSIRO
2:00pm - 2:20pm
Mechanical strength and microstructure formation of ferro-coke for low-carbon blast furnace ironmaking--Guanghua Lu, University of Newcastle
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2:20pm - 2:40pm
CFD Investigation of Raceway Dynamics and Emission Control with Hydrogen-Rich Fuel Injection in an Ironmaking Blast Furnace--Ehsan Farajzadeh, UNSW Sydney

Session 5B: Low-emission ironmaking and steelmaking II

Session Chair: Jan van der Stel

1:00pm - 1:20pm
Oxygen as an enabler for energy-efficient and climate-neutral iron oxide processes and products--Charlotte Andersson, Luleå University of Technology
1:20pm - 1:40pm
Direct reduced iron (DRI) production using biochar in simulated rotary kiln--Tao Kan, CSIRO
1:40pm - 2:00pm
Carburisation in a Laboratory-Scale Electric Smelting Furnace--Tejbir Singh, University of Newcastle
2:00pm - 2:20pm
Hydrogen Plasma Smelting Reduction: A Direct and Rapid Process for Green Stainless Steelmaking--Zulfiadi Zulhan, Institut Teknologi Bandung
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2:20pm - 2:40pm
Advancements in Hydrogen Plasma Smelting Reduction (HPSR) Technology A Sustainable Approach to Single-Step Steelmaking--Michael Andreas Zarl, K1-MET GmbH

Session 5C: Fundamental studies, kinetics of reduction, gasification, etc I

Session Chair: Jeanne Els

1:00pm - 1:20pm
Formation of Fine Fibrous Metallic Iron from FeO by Hydrogen Reduction-Taichi Murakami, Tohoku University
1:20pm - 1:40pm
Wüstite crystal structure: a key determinant for controlling iron morphologies during gas-solid reduction--Qinghui Wu, Chongqing University
1:40pm - 2:00pm
Interfacial Reaction between Biogenic Carbon and Electric Arc Furnace Slag--Xianai Huang, Natural Resources Canada
2:00pm - 2:20pm
A kinetic investigation on the reduction of New Zealand Titanomagnetite ironsands in a silica-sand-stabilised fluidised bed--Bavinesh Maisuria, Victoria University of Wellington
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2:20pm - 2:40pm
Zn Removal from Basic Oxygen Steelmaking Filter Cake to Improve Its Recyclability--Zhanjun Wang, University of Wollongong
2:40pm - 3:10pm
Afternoon Tea Break Cummings Room (Level 1)

Session 6

Session 6A: Process Integration and Optimisation

Session Chair: Lena Sundqvist-Öqvist

3:10pm - 3:30pm
Computational investigation of low-carbon ironmaking technologies--Shibo Kuang, Monash University
3:30pm - 3:50pm
Co-firing PCI Coal and Biocarbon for the Sustainable Ironmaking Process--Yoon-Jae Lee, Pusan National University
3:50pm - 4:10pm
Utilising steelmaking slags as secondary phosphorus resource: Trends, current challenges, and way forward--Arpit Dwivedi, University of Newcastle
4:10pm - 4:30pm
Application of Biocarbon in Iron Ore Sintering for CO2 Emission Reduction--Inae Song, Hyundai Steel
4:30pm - 4:50pm
Advancing Circular Engineering in Sustainable Ironmaking: Innovations in Steel Scrap Recycling for a Carbon-Neutral Future - Nwanebu Kingsely Uchenna, University of Leoben
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Session 6B: Raw materials for low-emission ironmaking II

Session Chair: Damien O’Dea

3:10pm - 3:30pm
Effect of Magnetite Addition on Phosphorus Removal Efficiency in Iron Ore with Microwave Radiation--Ko-ichiro Ohno, Kyushu University
3:30pm - 3:50pm
Effect of iron ore type on the reduction behavior during multi-stage reduction process by H2--Leonardo Tomas da Rocha, POSTECH
3:50pm - 4:10pm
Economic recovery of iron value from iron ore tailings Transforming Waste into Valuable Resource--Kwaku Owusu, CSIRO
4:10pm - 4:30pm
Investigation of Hydrogen-Rich Gas Injection on Sintering Behavior in Thick Beds: Mechanistic Insights and Analysis--Rui Wang, Chongqing University
4:30pm - 4:50pm
Reduction of Iron Ore Sinter Using Hydrogen Enriched Gas Atmosphere--Yajun Tang, CSIRO
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Session 6C: Fundamental studies, kinetics of reduction, gasification, etc II

Session Chair: Brian Monaghan

3:10pm - 3:30pm
In-situ synchrotron x-ray diffraction studies of the high-temperature hydrogen reduction of New Zealand titanomagnetite ironsand--Morgan Lowther, Victoria University of Wellington
3:30pm - 3:50pm
Use of infrared thermography to track solid-liquid-solid heat transfer in an iron ore sinter cooler for preheating of raw materials--Sam Reis, Swansea University
3:50pm - 4:10pm
Biomass-Coal Gasification Modeling for DRI Emission Reduction--Bhoopendra Pandey, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru
4:10pm - 4:30pm
Role of Carbon during Induration of Hematite Ore Pellet--Raja Ankit Anand, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
4:30pm - 4:50pm
Direct Reduction of Australian Low-grade Ores in H2-Fluidized Bed--Rou Wang, University of Newcastle
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Concert Hall
4:50pm - 5:00pm
Closing Remarks - Session Chair: Tom Honeyands - Centre for Sustainable Steelmaking Research, University of Newcastle
Concert Hall

Day 3 - Wednesday 19 Mar 2025

BlueScope Tour
NIER Tour