Agenda

Time	Programme
starting 08:00	Registration
09:00	Participants' speech
09:40	Keynote speech RTD policies and funding opportunities at EU level (title in progress) Piero Venturi \| European Commission
10:00	Session Biochemical conversion 25 min each (15 min oral presentation + 10 min questions and discussion) Chair Prof. Dr. mont. Michael Nelles \| DBFZ / University of Rostock Prof. Dr.-Ing. Achim Loewen \| HAWK	Session Carbon Materials and Sequestration 25 min each (15 min oral presentation + 10 min questions and discussion) Chair Prof. Dr. Nicolaus Dahmen \| Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniela Thrän \| DBFZ / Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ / University of Leipzig
	Towards a Phos-for-us Sustainable future: Enhancing the recovery of Phosphorus from Biogas Digestates Naga Sai Tejaswi Uppuluri \| University of Hohenheim	Exploring Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) Technologies - Current Applications and Gaps: A review Fatou Balleh Jobe \| University of Rostock
	L-(+)-lactic acid production from lignocellulose as building block for biobased plastics Linda Schroedter \| ATB	Activated carbon production and phosphate recovery via thermochemical conversion of fruit distillery residues and biogas digestate Krishna Sangam \| University of Hohenheim
	Reinforcement learning for control of biogas plants with stability constraints Alberto Meola \| DBFZ	Preparation of high-performance support Nb2O5-active carbon for hydrodeoxygenation Wenxuan Li \| Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
	AD process modelling with transformer-based neural networks Christopher Lausch \| DBFZ	Optimization of Biocarbon Production for Steelmaking: Advancing Pyrolysis Process in an Auger-Reactor Yusuf Tolunay Kilic \| Luleå University of Technology
11:45	Lunch break
12:45	Session Sustainable resource base 25 min each (15 min oral presentation + 10 min questions and discussion) Chair: Prof. Walter Zegada Lizarazu \| University of Bologna	Session Biorefineries (incl. Biofuels) 25 min each (15 min oral presentation + 10 min questions and discussion) Chair: Prof. Dr. Nicolaus Dahmen \| Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Dr. Markus Wolperdinger \| Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology
	Evaluation of carinata-based SAF in the Mediterranean Maria Giovanna Sessa \| Università di Bologna	Development of an integrated Hydrothermal Liquefaction Wet Oxidation process Guido Ceragioli \| Politecnico di Torino
	Fuel composition and feedstock properties of poplar from second rotation plantation Sruthy Vattaparambil Sudharsan \| Luleå University of Technology	From Pulp to Aromatic Products – Description of a reaction mechanism for lignin depolymerization during hydrothermal liquefaction Maximilian Wörner \| Karlsruhe Institute of technology
	Availability and challenges of using biomass as peat substitutes for horticultural growing media Olivier Hirschler \| Thünen Institut, DBFZ	Hydrothermal carbonization and pyrolysis in wetland engineering: Carbon sequestration, phosphorus recovery, and structural characterization of willow-based chars with X-ray based techniques. Andres Acosta \| Aarhus University / DBFZ
	Developing an assessment framework for sustainable extraction and utilization of agricultural residues with spatially resolved LCIA results Christoph Siol \| DBFZ	Comparative Studies of Conventional and Biofuels for Sustainable Mobility using a Mathematical Model - A case of Ghana Janet Osei \| University Rostock
14:30	Coffee break
14:45	Get-in-touch Within the framework of this format, participants will have the opportunity to network along key topics and put their questions to the professors attending the event. The topics will be collected with the online registration for the event. The four most frequently mentioned topics will be discussed during this session.
16:00	Awards: Best Presentation & Best Poster & Poster Hunt Farewell
16:30	End of the event

Time	Programme
starting 08:00	Registration
09:00	Participants' speech
09:40	Keynote speech RTD policies and funding opportunities at EU level (title in progress) Piero Venturi \| European Commission
10:00	Session Biochemical conversion 25 min each (15 min oral presentation + 10 min questions and discussion) Chair Prof. Dr. mont. Michael Nelles \| DBFZ / University of Rostock Prof. Dr.-Ing. Achim Loewen \| HAWK	Session Carbon Materials and Sequestration 25 min each (15 min oral presentation + 10 min questions and discussion) Chair Prof. Dr. Nicolaus Dahmen \| Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniela Thrän \| DBFZ / Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ / University of Leipzig
	Towards a Phos-for-us Sustainable future: Enhancing the recovery of Phosphorus from Biogas Digestates Naga Sai Tejaswi Uppuluri \| University of Hohenheim	Exploring Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) Technologies - Current Applications and Gaps: A review Fatou Balleh Jobe \| University of Rostock
	L-(+)-lactic acid production from lignocellulose as building block for biobased plastics Linda Schroedter \| ATB	Activated carbon production and phosphate recovery via thermochemical conversion of fruit distillery residues and biogas digestate Krishna Sangam \| University of Hohenheim
	Reinforcement learning for control of biogas plants with stability constraints Alberto Meola \| DBFZ	Preparation of high-performance support Nb2O5-active carbon for hydrodeoxygenation Wenxuan Li \| Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
	AD process modelling with transformer-based neural networks Christopher Lausch \| DBFZ	Optimization of Biocarbon Production for Steelmaking: Advancing Pyrolysis Process in an Auger-Reactor Yusuf Tolunay Kilic \| Luleå University of Technology
11:45	Lunch break
12:45	Session Sustainable resource base 25 min each (15 min oral presentation + 10 min questions and discussion) Chair: Prof. Walter Zegada Lizarazu \| University of Bologna	Session Biorefineries (incl. Biofuels) 25 min each (15 min oral presentation + 10 min questions and discussion) Chair: Prof. Dr. Nicolaus Dahmen \| Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Dr. Markus Wolperdinger \| Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology
	Evaluation of carinata-based SAF in the Mediterranean Maria Giovanna Sessa \| Università di Bologna	Development of an integrated Hydrothermal Liquefaction Wet Oxidation process Guido Ceragioli \| Politecnico di Torino
	Fuel composition and feedstock properties of poplar from second rotation plantation Sruthy Vattaparambil Sudharsan \| Luleå University of Technology	From Pulp to Aromatic Products – Description of a reaction mechanism for lignin depolymerization during hydrothermal liquefaction Maximilian Wörner \| Karlsruhe Institute of technology
	Availability and challenges of using biomass as peat substitutes for horticultural growing media Olivier Hirschler \| Thünen Institut, DBFZ	Hydrothermal carbonization and pyrolysis in wetland engineering: Carbon sequestration, phosphorus recovery, and structural characterization of willow-based chars with X-ray based techniques. Andres Acosta \| Aarhus University / DBFZ
	Developing an assessment framework for sustainable extraction and utilization of agricultural residues with spatially resolved LCIA results Christoph Siol \| DBFZ	Comparative Studies of Conventional and Biofuels for Sustainable Mobility using a Mathematical Model - A case of Ghana Janet Osei \| University Rostock
14:30	Coffee break
14:45	Get-in-touch Within the framework of this format, participants will have the opportunity to network along key topics and put their questions to the professors attending the event. The topics will be collected with the online registration for the event. The four most frequently mentioned topics will be discussed during this session.
16:00	Awards: Best Presentation & Best Poster & Poster Hunt Farewell
16:30	End of the event

Agenda

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