Conference topics
TOPIC 1: Resources and Feedstock
- Resources and Sustainability
- Feedstock Availability, Characterisation, Composition and Suitability for a Dedicated Process
- Extraction of Critical Materials from Waste
- Recycling and Reuse
TOPIC 2: Pre-treatments
- Fractionation, Extraction, Drying, Dewatering, Purification, Sorting and Separation
TOPIC 3A: Biomass and Waste to Energy 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
TOPIC 3B: Biomass and Waste to Energy 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
TOPIC 4A: Biomass and Waste to Chemicals, Fuels and Useful Materials using Biochemical and Chemical routes
- New Products, Biofuels, Catalysts, Sorbents, Molecules and Components
- Valorisation of CO2 – Capture, Storage and Utilisation
- Gas Cleaning and Processing
- Design and Industrial (full scale) Application
- Rare Earth Metals
TOPIC 4B: Biomass and Waste to Chemicals, Fuels and Useful Materials using Thermochemical route
- New Products, Biofuels, Catalysts, Sorbents, Enzymes, Functional Molecules and Components
- Valorisation of CO2 – Capture, Storage and Utilisation
- Gas Cleaning and Processing
- Design and Industrial (full scale) Application
TOPIC 5: Sustainable Construction Materials from Waste, Industrial and Agricultural by-products
- Production, Characterisation and Quality Control
- Durability
- Environmental Assessment, Policy and Standardisation
TOPIC 6: Energy Efficiency and Storage
- Materials for Energy
- Energy and Fuel Storage, Batteries, Supercapacitors, Solar and Photovoltaic Energy, CO2 and other Gases Sequestration
- Use of Renewable Energy Sources and their Integration for the Conversion
TOPIC 7: Emissions, Residues Mitigation and Prevention
- Waste and Residual Biomass Minimisation and Management
- Pollutant Treatments and Greenhouse Gas Valorisation
- Minimisation and Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
TOPIC 8: Life Cycle Thinking and Eco-Conception
- Dynamics, Systems Analysis and Assessment
- Health and Risk Assessment
- Ecological Footprint
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Eco-Conception Approach
TOPIC 9: Economy, Market, Policy and Social Acceptance
- Economics and Markets
- Investment and Operation Planning, Logistics
- Policies, Regulatory Constraints and Social Acceptance
- Education and Teaching
- From Research to Industry and Markets
- Transportation and Management