Programme Day 1

12th November 2024

8:30

Arrival and Registration

9:00

DBFZ Tours

10:00

Welcoming
Benjamin Herklotz | Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum

10:15

Keynote: Developing an oxygen assisted hydrothermal reactor for dewatering sludges
Aidan Smith | Aarhus University

10:45

Session 1 – Fundamental research of hydrothermal processes and the production of chemicals

10:45

Simulating the fluid dynamics of a hydrothermal reactor   
Filippo Marchelli | University of Trento

11:00

HTC of glucose to produce carbon materials for electrochemical applications: Preliminary results   
Behnam Jabbari Kalkhoran | University of Trento

11:15

Catalytic hydrothermal synthesis [HTS] of platform chemicals: Paving the way for an integrated biorefinery approach   
Andrés Acosta | Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum
11:30Peculiarities of synthesis and properties of artificial humic substances 
Svitlana Filonenko | Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces

11:45

Recovery of energy and platform chemicals from bioplastics through hydrothermal processes   
Luca Fiori | University of Trento

12:00

Think tank: Idea Pitches

12:30

Lunch Break

 

Session 2.1 Progress on hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL), economics and up-scaling of hydrothermal processes

14:00

Catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction of PFAS   
Neha Shukla | Aarhus University

14:15

Continuous wet oxidation of HTL aqueous phase derived from mixture of straw and cattle manure   
Carolin Eva Schuck | Aarhus University

14:30

Could HTL pathways be economically viable for sustainable aviation fuel?   
Niels Dögnitz | Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum

14:45

Techno-economic assessment of a biorefinery concept consisting of AD and HTL   
Christian Klüpfel | Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum

15:00

Coffee Break

 

Session 2.2 Progress on hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL), economics and up-scaling of hydrothermal processes

16:00

From waste to renewable methane and secondary products – The role of HT processes in a pilot scale biorefinery   
Philipp Knötig | Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum

16:15

Actual overview of HTP in Europe   
Alfons Kuhles | Bundesverband HTC e.V.

16:30

Refreshments

16:45

Throwing Curveballs: interactive chair circle discussion

18:15

Networking Evening
with DBFZ Tours