Registration is open for the Kaolin Workshop being held at the ICC Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, Sunday, July 13, 2025  [https://icc.aipea.org/kaolin/](https://icc.aipea.org/kaolin/ "https://icc.aipea.org/kaolin/") **Kaolin, Kaolin and Kaolin – Everywhere** **** **This workshop will take place on Sunday the 13th of July 2025.  Registration 8:30-9.00, workshop 9:00-17:00** **Kaolin, Kaolin and Kaolin – Everywhere** ***Workshop Leaders: 1Dr. Prakash B. Malla1 and 2Dr. Jeanne Percival*** **1Director of Research & Development, Thiele Kaolin Company, USA (Retired), [pbmalla10@gmail.com](mailto:pbmalla10@gmail.com%20GMAIL.COM "mailto:pbmalla10@gmail.com%20GMAIL.COM")\ *2Emeritus Scientist, Mineralogy Section, Northern Canada Division\ Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Government of Canada* [jeanne.percival@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca](mailto:jeanne.percival@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca "mailto:jeanne.percival@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca")** **Kaolin is a widely and the most used industrial clay mineral and is an integral part of everyday life due to its ubiquitous use in many commercial products. These uses include, but are not limited to, paper and paperboard, paint, plastics, ceramics, filter, fiberglass, rubber, ink, adhesives, high strength cement/concrete, geopolymers, catalysts and pharmaceuticals. Kaolin also plays vital roles in many geochemical processes and environments, including soils. It is an important source of rare earth elements, which are critical for everyday high technology, renewal energy and climate change, defense and national security. The following topics will be covered:** **9:00 AM – 9:15 AM\ 1\. Course Introduction** ***Prakash Malla, Thiele Kaolin Company, USA (Retired)*** **9:15 AM -9:45 AM\ 2\. Genesis and Alteration Mineralogy\ *Michel Cheshire, Research Scientist, Chevron Corporation, USA\ David Bish, Professor Emeritus, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University, USA*** **9:45 AM – 10:15 AM\ 3\. Structure and Surface Chemistry\ *Cliff Johnston, Professor of Soil Chemistry, Purdue University, USA*** **10:15 AM – 10:45 AM\ 4\. Distinguishing the Kaolinite Group Minerals in the Lab and the Field\ *Jeanne Percival, Emeritus Scientist, Mineralogy Section, Northern Canada Division Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Government of Canada*** **Break 10:45 AM -11:00 AM** **11:00 AM – 11:30PM\ 5\. Adsorption, Retention, and Removal of Metals and Organics and Kaolin in Soils\ *Balwant Singh, Professor of Soil Chemistry, University of Sydney, AUSTRALIA*** **11:30 AM – 12:15 PM\ 6\. Exploration, Mining, and Beneficiation (Processing)\ *Prakash Malla, Thiele Kaolin Company, USA (Retired)*** **Lunch 12:15 – 1:15 PM** **1:15 PM – 2:15 PM\ 7\. Kaolin Uses and Applications\ *Prakash Malla, Thiele Kaolin Company, USA (Retired)\ Murielle Perronnet, Ceramics – Science & Technology Director, Performance Minerals, Imerys, FRANCE*** **2:15 PM – 2:45 PM\ 8\. Halloysite Deposits, Properties and Applications\ *Serena Riela, Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Catania, ITALY*** **2:45 PM – 3:15 PM\ 9\. Rare-Earth Elements in Kaolin\ *Crawford Elliott, Associate Professor of Geosciences and Chemistry, Georgia State University, USA\ Prakash B. Malla, Thiele Kaolin Company, USA (Retired)***  **Break 3:15 -3:30 PM** **3:30 PM- 4:00 PM\ 10\. Kaolin in Nanotechnology – Preparation, Properties and Applications\ *Gustave Kenne Dedzo, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Yaoundé I, CAMEROON\ Jakub Matusik, Professor, AGH University of Science and Technology, POLAND***  **4:00 PM – 4:30 PM\ 11\. Kaolin Modeling and Simulation\ *Gonzalo R. Quezada Escalona, Academic Assistant, Faculty of Engineering, University of Bio-Bio, CHILE*** **4:30 PM – 5:00 PM\ 12\. Valorizing Kaolin Waste Streams** ***Deeba Ansari, Science and Technology Director, Imerys ITC, UK*** ***Alex Newns, Minerals Technology Manager, Imerys, UK***  **5:00 PM -5:15 PM\ 13\. Final Remarks and Discussion** **Cost: €150 (incl VAT)**