Programme - Day 2

9th Expert Forum on Hydrothermal Processes
09-10 June 2026 | On-site event at DBFZ in Leipzig, Germany

TimeContent

09:00 Uhr

Arrival

09:30 Uhr

Welcoming - Coffee and Tour 2

 

Session 3 – Hydrothermal pathways for value-added materials

10:30 Uhr

From Biomass to Functional Carbons: Unraveling HTC Pathways via NMR and Electrochemical Performance
Dr. Saskia Heumann | Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion

10:45 Uhr

Development of Sludge-Based Activated Hydrochar for PMOC removal from municipal wastewater
Dr. Ariette Schierz | Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung GmbH - UFZ

11:00 Uhr

Circular Economy Approach to Construction: Investigating Hydrochar as a Pore-forming Agent in Fired Clay Bricks
Natalia Toriello Espana | University of Hohenheim

11:15 Uhr

Properties of hydrochar produced from wet bioresources for valorisation by gasification
Dr. Anne Roubaud | French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)

11:30 Uhr

Response-surface temperature-time trade-offs in reed hydrothermal carbonization for peat-substitute applications
Ben Henke | Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg

11:45 Uhr

Postersession 

12:00 Uhr

Mittagspause

 

Session 4 – Pathways for aqueous phase treatment and valorization

13:30 Uhr

Evaluating the Energy Recovery Potential of HTC Process Water under Realistic Digester Operating Conditions
Dr. Daniele Basso | HBI Srl

13:45 Uhr

TBA

14:00 Uhr

Wet Oxidation of HTL Aqueous Phase: Heat Release and Kinetics for Process Integration
Carolin Schuck | Aarhus University

14:15 Uhr

System Level Considerations on Valorisation Pathways for Biowaste Derived HTL Aqueous Phases: Insights from APR Experiments
Dr. Edoardo Miliotti | RE-CORD

14:30 Uhr

Opportunities of hydrothermal carbonization to recover carbon and nutrients from aerobic granular sludge
Dr. Marta Di Bianca | RE-CORD

15:00 Uhr

Farewell - Closing with coffee and cake 

16:00 Uhr

End of the event