OCPGROUP.MA INNOVATION INSIGHTS FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. 3rd International Symposium on Innovation and Technology in the Phosphate Industry. May 18th – 20th, 2015, Marrakesh, Morocco ABSTRACT COLLECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS • Edito ........................................................................................................................... 4 • OCP Group .................................................................................................................. 5 • Plenary Sessions Speakers ..................................................................................... 6 • Keynote Speakers .................................................................................................... 12 • Workshops ................................................................................................................. 22 • Participants List ....................................................................................................... 30 • SYMPHOS Committees ............................................................................................ 60 Technical Program .......................................................................................................... 68 Plenary lectures ............................................................................................................... 88 Keynotes ........................................................................................................................... 96 Thematic Sessions .......................................................................................................... 108 • Mining Technologies ............................................................................................... 110 • Phosphoric Acid ....................................................................................................... 124 • Industrial Management ......................................................................................... 132 • Phosphate Materials ............................................................................................... 140 • Chemicals Modelisation ......................................................................................... 146 • Energy ........................................................................................................................ 153 • Slurry .......................................................................................................................... 158 • Mining Beneficiation ............................................................................................... 163 • Fertilizers ................................................................................................................... 176 • Environment ............................................................................................................. 183 • Corrosion & Protection System ............................................................................. 191 • Sulfuric Acid .............................................................................................................. 199 • Geological Modelling .............................................................................................. 207 • High Value Elements ................................................................................................ 213 Workshops ........................................................................................................................ 222 • Safety Management ................................................................................................ 224 • Phosphogypsum ...................................................................................................... 231 • Phosphate Geology .................................................................................................. 236 • Nutrient Plant Interface .......................................................................................... 246 • Agriculture in Africa ................................................................................................ 252 • Digital Mining ........................................................................................................... 255 Conferences ..................................................................................................................... 262 • Conference 1 ............................................................................................................. 264 • Conference 2 ............................................................................................................. 265 • Conference 3 ............................................................................................................. 266 EDITO The International Symposium on Innovation and Technology in the Phosphate Industry (SYMPHOS) is a biennial event of worldwide reference dedicated to all the key players of phosphates and derivatives industry. This highly technological and scientific event aims to honor innovation, technology, trends in upgrading processes of phosphates and derivatives, research and development perspectives for the phosphate sector. SYMPHOS is also an exchange platform for different stakeholders operating in the mining industry, phosphates beneficiation, chemical processing, sulfur and sulfuric acid production, ammonia, fertilizers, biotechnology, phosphate materials, and corrosion protection systems, food safety issues and environmental stakes related to industrial exploitation and development of innovative processes. SYMPHOS 2015 affirms the continuity of the previous two editions (May 2011 and May 2013), a symposium focused on Innovation, Science and Technology. It’s also an event that will open up more on biotechnology, specific fertilizers, fertilizers of the future, and slow & controlled releases. Given the success of the last two editions, the expansion of the SYMPHOS community that continues to grow and the need for Symphos community to discuss new technologies and developed technological innovations, the 3rd International Symposium on Innovation and Technology in the Phosphates Industry will be held on the 18th, 19th and 20th of May 2015 in Marrakesh. OCP GROUP World leader in the phosphates market, OCP is the largest exporter of phosphate and phosphoric acid in the world and a major exporter of phosphate fertilizers. The Group has to its credit a large reserve of phosphates in Morocco, the largest in the world according to USGS. With its industrial and commercial presence across 5 continents, OCP plays a central role in the settlement areas of its mining and processing activities. The Group employs around 20,000 people and generated a turnover of $ 4,9 billion US in 2014. OCP offers one of the widest ranges of phosphate qualities for various uses. With nearly a century of industrial development history and strong positions in the global phosphate market, this duality allows the group to have a unique position and unmatched flexibility to meet the growing demand of food needs. OCP Group acts worldwide for a sustainable and eco-friendly agriculture. It provides farmers with phosphate fertilizers and helps them develop a rational fertilization to protect their soils. As a major player in global agriculture, OCP plays a leading role in the process of improving agricultural productivity in Africa. ABSTRACT COLLECTION SYMPHOS 2015 5 PLENARY SESSIONS SPEAKERS MR. ROBERT B. TUCKER PL1: May 18th 10am – 11am Presentation Title: Innovation is Everybody’s Business Position: President of Innovation Resource, U.S.A. Often called the Corporate Innovation Guru, Robert Tucker is an internationally recognized thought leader in the field of innovation. Formerly an adjunct professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, Tucker is president of The Innovation Resource Consulting Group, based in Santa Barbara, California. Since 1986, he has been an advisor on innovation strategy to leading companies such as American Express, Intel, Nokia and to such diverse organizations as Japan Marketing Association, the government of Taiwan, Hargraves Institute of Innovation (Australia), and the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia. Tucker’s pioneering research in interviewing over 50 leading innovators was first published in the book Winning the Innovation Game in l986. Since then, he has continued to research and publish widely on the subject, and is a frequent contributor to publications such as The Journal of Business Strategy, Strategy & Leadership, and Harvard Management Update. He has appeared on CBS News, the PBS series, Taking the Lead and most recently on CNBC’s The Business of Innovation, hosted by Maria Bartiromo. His four part series Lessons in Excellence will air during early 2008 on India’s CNBC Network 18. His numerous books include the international bestseller, Managing the Future: 10 Driving Forces of Change for the New Century, which has been translated into 13 languages, Driving Growth Through Innovation, and his latest, Innovation is Everybody’s Business: How to Make Yourself Indispensable in Today’s Hypercompetitive World. MR. JEAN-PIERRE DAL PONT PL2: May 18th 2pm – 2:45pm First Presentation Title: The Manufacturing plant of the future: new approaches to the Process Industries Second Presentation Title: Chemical and Process System Engineering contribution to Sustainability Position: President, Process Engineering French Company, France. 2013: General Secretary of ESBES (Paris) (Biotechnologies Europe). 2008: General Secretary of EFCE (Paris)