WasteEng Conference series topics have evolved since the early stages of the conference series. Biological, Thermal and chemical process to valorise waste and biomass still being the main topics of the conference. Other topics, like feedstocks, materials for energy or energy storage, have arised.
Feedstocks
- Resources and Sustainability
- Feedstock Availability, Characterisation, Composition and Suitability for a Dedicated Process
- Extraction of Critical Materials from Waste
- Recycling and Reuse
Pretreatments
- Fractionation, Extraction, Drying, Dewatering, Purification, Sorting and Separation
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
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
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
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
Sustainable Construction Materials from Waste, Industrial and Agricultural by-products
- Production, Characterisation and Quality Control
- Durability
- Environmental Assessment, Policy and Standardisation
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
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
Circular Economy
- Dynamics, Systems Analysis and Assessment
- Health and Risk Assessment
- Ecological Footprint
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Eco-Conception Approach
- 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