Poster session

9th Doctoral Colloquium BIOENERGY AND BIOBASED PRODUCTS
23-24 September 2026| DBFZ in Leipzig (Germany)

We look forward to welcoming you to the poster session at our 9th Doctoral Colloquium BIOENERGY AND BIOBASED PRODUCTS. The contributions presented today will give you a compact, visual insight into current research projects, innovative ideas and practice-relevant approaches from various disciplines. Take the opportunity to talk to the authors, ask questions and exchange ideas.

We wish you engaging discussions and interesting insights!

Topics

The use of peat in hobby gardening – drivers and barriers of consumer decisions at the point of sale
Maira Schobert | Nuertingen-Geislingen University, Germany

How to Assess Trade-offs in Sustainability Certification of Low-ILUC-Risk Biofuels – Proposals for Best Practices
Beike Sumfleth | DBFZ, Germany / Leipzig University, Germany

Resilience of Biogenic Value Chains under Regulatory Instability: A Techno-Economic System Analysis of Biomethane in the Policy Mix of THG-Quote and EU-ETS II
Hendrik Etzold | DBFZ, Germany

Assessing Sustainable Straw Feedstock Potentials for Energy and Biobased Products with the SUARes Framework
Christoph Siol | DBFZ, Germany / Leipzig University, Germany

Effects of Cocoa Pod Husk-Derived Biochar on Seedling Growth of Cocoa, Tomato, and Maize under Water Stress
Kassé Jean Hugues Angbé | DBFZ, Germany / University of Rostock, Germany

Development of a Hybrid Expert System for the Modular Conception of Biogas Plants: A Systematic Approach to Technology- and Substrate-Specific Configuration
Markus Lenhart | DBFZ, Germany

Quantitative Analysis of Strategic Flexibilization and Multi-Revenue Optimization
Sina Barthel | DBFZ, Germany / Leipzig University, Germany

Bioenergy as a Flexibility Enabler in Transformer-Constrained District Energy Systems
Lukas Richter | DBFZ, Germany

Circular Bioeconomy Scenarios – Interpreting the signals for a sustainable transition
Sören Richter | DBFZ, Germany

From biomass to carbon sink: A cascade selection framework for Germany
Ronja Wollnik | DBFZ, Germany / Leipzig University, Germany

Influence of biochar on the mechanical properties in iron ore agglomeration
Nikolaus Manolikakes | DBFZ, Germany

Engineered Biochars Application in Direct Reduction Ironmaking: Assessing Self Reducing Capability
Rafiandy Dwi Putra | DBFZ, Germany / TU Bergbauakademie Freiberg, Germany

Additively Manufactured Sodium Heat Pipes for High-Temperature Thermoelectric Cogeneration in Pellet Boilers
Niklas Hehmke | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Development of a hybrid model for the adaptive optimisation of the thermochemical gasification of biogenic feedstocks of variable quality
William Würpel | DBFZ, Germany

TGA-Based Kinetic Analysis and Fibre Characterisation of Wood Fibres for Peat Substitution in Growing Media
Rieke Anderson | University of Rostock, Germany

Simulative Optimisation of Power-to-Gas at Wastewater Treatment Plants
Constantin Heim | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Integrated Biogas Separation and Catalytic Conversion to Dimethyl Ether: Development of a Membrane-Coupled, Single-Stage DME Synthesis Process from Sewage Gas
Luca Reiter | Research Institute for Water Management and Climate Future at RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Dynamic forecasting of inhibitory and hydrodynamic phaenomena in the anaerobic digestion process with transformer-based architectures
Alberto Meola | DBFZ, Germany / Leipzig University, Germany

Elimination and sorption behavior of veterinary antibiotics during digestion of dry chicken manure
Svenja Nathalie Weber | DBFZ, Germany / University of Rostock, Germany

Sphere-Like Wood-Derived Biochar Electrodes for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Applications in Microbial Electrochemical Technologies
Shabnam Pouresmaeil | DBFZ, Germany  

Valorization of Poultry manure into Bioenergy and Biofertilizers
Kalifa Dembele | Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Morocco 

Composting of anaerobic digestate: Impact of plant configuration and process management on greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions
Julian Matlach | DBFZ, Germany / University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Recovery of Phosphorus and Nitrogen from Biogas Digestate using a Novel Approach
Kea Purwing | University of Hohenheim, Germany

Effects of Hydrothermal Liquefaction Hydrochar on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Soil Microbial Biomass
Gabriel Batista | University of Hohenheim, Germany

Microalgae as feedstock for biofuels: Enhanced productivity by integrating stress phases in a repeated-batch process 
Samira Reuscher | University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, German

Dilution as an Upstream Control Strategy for Donor-Free Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Production from Organic Leachate
Haitam Madouni | Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco