CONFERENCE TOPICS
TOPIC 1: Resources and Feedstock
TOPIC 1: Resources and Feedstock
- Resources and Sustainability
- Feedstock Availability, Characterisation, Composition and Suitability for a Dedicated Process
- Recycling and Reuse
TOPIC 2: Urban Mining: A Circular Vision of Strategic and Critical Materials from Spent Devices, Residues and Waste: Recovery and Valorisation
TOPIC 2: Urban Mining: A Circular Vision of Strategic and Critical Materials from Spent Devices, Residues and Waste: Recovery and Valorisation
- Critical Elements (Rare Earth and Strategic Metals), Plastics, Printed Circuit Boards, Mining Waste
- Sustainable Catalysts
- Emerging Technologies and Approaches, including Sustainable, Low-toxicity and Biocompatible Electronics
- Environmental Indicators
TOPIC 3: Biochar Value Chain and Circular Economy
TOPIC 3: Biochar Value Chain and Circular Economy
- Engineering
- Sanitation and Nutrient Recycling
- Utilisation
- Carbon Markets and Policy
- Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development
TOPIC 4*: Waste Plastics to Fundamental and Functional Chemicals
*A special symposium from Topic 4, Topic 5 and Topic 6 will be organised on “Advanced Hydrothermal and Thermochemical Valorisation of Plastic and Biomass Waste”.
TOPIC 4: Waste Plastics to Fundamental and Functional Chemicals
- Plastics Sorting
- Plastics to Fuel
- Plastics to Chemicals
TOPIC 5*: Biomass and Waste to Energy, Fuels and Chemicals using Biochemical and Chemical Routes
*A special symposium from Topic 4, Topic 5 and Topic 6 will be organised on “Advanced Hydrothermal and Thermochemical Valorisation of Plastic and Biomass Waste”.
TOPIC 5: Biomass and Waste to Energy, Fuels and Chemicals using Biochemical and Chemical Routes
- Methane, Ethanol and other Bioproducts Production
- Conversion for Heat and Power
- Recovery and Valorisation of Methane from Landfill
- Gas Cleaning and Processing
- Design and Industrial (full scale) Application
- New Products, Biofuels, Catalysts, Sorbents, Molecules and Components
- Cellulose and Lignins
TOPIC 6*: Biomass and Waste to Energy, Fuels and Chemicals using Thermochemical Route
*A special symposium from Topic 4, Topic 5 and Topic 6 will be organised on “Advanced Hydrothermal and Thermochemical Valorisation of Plastic and Biomass Waste”.
TOPIC 6: Biomass and Waste to Energy, Fuels and Chemicals using Thermochemical Route
- Syngas, Methane, Ethanol, Ethylene, Benzene and other Bioproducts Production
- Conversion for Heat and Power
- Gas Cleaning and Processing
- Design and Industrial (full scale) Application
- New Products, Biofuels, Catalysts, Sorbents, Enzymes, Functional Molecules and Components
TOPIC 7**: Energy Storage, Decarbonisation and Zero-Emission Energy Systems
**In collaboration with the ERC (European Research Council) Advanced Grant STOREHEAT project
TOPIC 7: Energy Storage, Decarbonisation and Zero-Emission Energy Systems
- Sustainable Materials for Energy Storage and Recovery
- Energy and Fuel Storage, Batteries, Supercapacitors, Solar, Gases Sequestration
- Materials Characterisation using advanced techniques (including Synchrotrons and other lights sources)
TOPIC 8: Sustainable Materials for Civil Engineering from Waste, Industrial and Agricultural by-products
TOPIC 8: Sustainable Materials for Civil Engineering from Waste, Industrial and Agricultural by-products
- Properties and Durability
- Environmental Assessment (including leaching tests), Policy and Standardisation
TOPIC 9: Characterisation, Monitoring and Treatment of Environmental Pollutants in Atmosphere/Gas Phase (Fine Particles, PFAS, Heavy Metals, Bioaerosols, GHG) from Biomass and Waste Conversions
TOPIC 9: Characterisation, Monitoring and Treatment of Environmental Pollutants in Atmosphere/Gas Phase (Fine Particles, PFAS, Heavy Metals, Bioaerosols, GHG) from Biomass and Waste Conversions
- Aerosol and Gas Emissions Characterisation from Biomass Combustion
- Aerosol and Gas Emissions from Novel Fuel Combustion
- Environmental Impact of Emissions from Biomass and Waste Conversion
- Mitigation of Incineration and Combustion Processes
TOPIC 10: Circular Economy - Connecting Economic, Environmental and Social Gains
TOPIC 10: Circular Economy - Connecting Economic, Environmental and Social Gains
- Eco-Conception Approach
- Life Cycle Assessment, Ecological Footprint and Indicators
- Policies, Regulatory and Social Acceptance
- Health and Risk Assessment
- Education and Teaching
- From Research to Innovation and Industry, Economic & Market