Conference Program Schedule

XX BMPC 2026

CONFERENCE PROGRAM SCHEDULE

09.04.2026 (Thursday)

09.00-12.00

REGISTRATION

 

 

12.00-13.30

LUNCH BREAK

 

 

Main Hall

 

 

13.30-14.00

OPENING CEREMONY

 

14.00-14.30

Prof. Dr. Cyril O’CONNOR (South Africa)

“A review of the origins of hydrophobicity of solids and its measurement”

 

14.30.15.00

Prof. Dr. Lev O. FILIPPOV (France)

“Near-zero-waste processing routes for lithium and CRM recovery from hard-rock Li deposits”

 

15.00-15.30

Prof. Dr. Marinela PANAYOTOVA (Bulgaria)

“Waste from some nonferrous base metals extraction as source of critical metals”

 

15.30-16.00

COFFEE BREAK

 

16.00-16.30

Prof. Dr. Nurten DEVA (Republic of Kosovo)

“Exploitation of natural resources: the economic and environmental ımpact of their utilization”

 

16.30-17.00

Prof. Dr. Saeed Chehreh CHELGANI (Sweden)

“Artificial intelligence (AI) in mineral processing”

 

17.00-17.30

Prof. Dr. Przemyslaw B. KOWALCZUK (Norway)

“Flotation 4.0: greener, smarter, sustainable”

17.30-18.00

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gjergj DODBIBA (Japan)

“Integrating advanced separation techniques for sustainable recovery of critical metals from deep-sea ferromanganese crusts”

 

19.00-21.00

WELCOME COCKTAIL

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.04.2026 (Friday)

Main Hall

09.00-09.30

Prof. Dr. Ayhan Ali SİRKECİ (Türkiye)

“Ore silos and flow problems”

09.30-10.00

Prof. Dr. André Carlos SILVA (Brazil)

“Niobium (Nb) and tantalum (Ta) concentration”

10.00-10.30

Prof. Dr. Helmut FLACHBERGER (Austria)

“Electrostatic separation after triboelectric charging in the processing of primary raw materials – status quo in research and outlook for potential applications”

10.30-11.00

COFFEE BREAK

11.00-11.30

Prof. Dr. Şafak Gökhan ÖZKAN (Türkiye)

“Effects of ultrasound on settling behavior of some critical minerals”

11.30-12.00

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jože KORTNIK (Slovenia)

“Bonding mechanisms in briquetting of recycled waste powders”

12.00-12.30

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maria SINCHE GONZALEZ (Finland)

“Effect of waste rock dilution on the flotation of main critical raw materials (CRM)”

12.30-14.00

LUNCH BREAK

Main Hall

Hall-1

Hall-2

Hall-3

14.00-14.15

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

14.15-14.30

14.30-14.45

14.45-15.00

15.00-15.15

15.15-15.30

15.30-16.00

COFFEE BREAK

16.00-16.15

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

16.15-16.30

16.30-16.45

16.45-17.00

17.00-17.15

17.15-17.30

17.30-17.45

17.45-18.00

18.00-18.15

18.15.18.30

20.00-24.00

GALA DINNER

 

 

 

 

11.04.2026 (Saturday)

Main Hall

Hall-1

Hall-2

Hall-3

09.00-09.15

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

09.15-09.30

09.30-09.45

09.45-10.00

10.00-10.15

10.15-10.30

10.30-11.00

COFFEE BREAK

11.00-11.15

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

11.15-11.30

11.30-11.45

11.45-12.00

12.00-12.15

12.15-12.30

12.30-14.00

LUNCH BREAK

14.00-15.00

CLOSING CEREMONY