Events, conferences, workshops

2024

PSC, 17th Panhellenic Symposium on Catalysis, 8-10 October, Pafos (Cyprus) – Oral presentation: “Optimized in-situ catalytic upgrading of plastic waste pyrolysis oil to naphtha-range hydrocarbons” by P. Soldatos, A. Margellou, S. Torofias, A. Lemonidou, K. Triantafyllidis. Link to the presentation

 

12th International Freiberg Conference on Circular Carbon Technologies, 23-27 September, Shanghai (China) – Oral presentation: “Secondary gas-phase reactions of polyethylene pyrolysis: semi-detailed kinetics” by A. Pegurri, A. Locaspi, M. Mehl, M. Pelucchi, T. Faravelli.

 

eLECTRO Workshop, CAMURE 12 – ISMR 11 conference – 10th September, Ghent (Belgium)

The complete program can be found here. Presentations and panel debates conducted during that event are provided hereafter.

Introduction to eLECTRO, Kevin Van Geem, Ghent University Professor & eLECTRO coordinator, Click here to access the associated presentation

Introduction to Plastics2OlefinsJeremias Michal, VTT principal Scientist & Plastics2Olefins partner, Click here to access the associated presentation

Introduction to PLASTICE, Rémi Tilkin, Centexbel Researcher & PLASTICE partner, Click here to access the associated presentation

First Panel Debate

The plastics transition: roadmap to 2050, Alexander Röder, Plastics Europe Climate & Production Director, Click here to access the associated presentation

EU Policies on plastics, Werner Bosmans, European Commission DG ENV, Team Leader ‘Plastics’, Click here to access the associated presentation

Second Panel Debate

11th International conference on sustainable solid waste management, 19-22 June, Rhodes (Greece) – Oral presentation: “Thermochemical recycling of LDPE through fast pyrolysis & catalytic upgrading towards naphtha range hydrocarbons” by P. Soldatos, A. Margellou, A. Lemonidou, K. Triantafyllidis. Link to the presentation

 

46th Meeting of the Italian Section of the Combustion Institute, Toward Net-Zero Carbon Society, 2-5 June, Bari (Italy) – Oral presentation: “Secondary gas-phase reactions of polyethylene pyrolysis: semi-detailed and global kinetics” by A. Pegurri, A. Locaspi, M. Mehl, M. Pelucchi, A. Stagni, T. Faravelli. Link to the presentation

 

46th Meeting of the Italian Section of the Combustion Institute, Toward Net-Zero Carbon Society, 2-5 June, Bari (Italy) – Oral presentation: “Reduced-order condensed phase kinetic models for polyethylene thermal degradation” by A. Locaspi, T. Faravelli. Link to the presentation

 

Joint meeting of the Belgian and Italian Sections of the Combustion Institute, 28-31 May, Firenze (Italy) – Oral presentation: “Thermochemical recycling of polyethylene terephtalate: experimental and kinetic investigation” by A. Locaspi, O. Akin, M. Havaei, M. Mehl, M. Pelucchi, R.J. Varghese, K.M. Van Geem, T. Faravelli

 

2nd AP Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environemental Systems, 2-5 April, Gold Coast (Australia) – Oral presentation: “Conversion of polyethylene terephthalate and polystyrene wastes into plastic hydrochar through hydrothermal carbonization using a 200-L pilot scale batch reactor” by C.A. Che. Link to the presentation

 

14th ISCC Global  Sustainability Conference, 22 February, Residence Palace Brussels (Belgium) – Oral presentation: “Comparative Environmental Assessment of Plastic Waste Recycling and Energy Recovery (Incineration) Technologies” by K.M. Van Geem. Link to the presentation

2023

ICPHD, International Conference on Petroleum, Hydrogen and Decarbonization, 3-5 November, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (India) – Oral presentation: “Production Of Naphtha Grade Hydrocarbons From Pyrolysis Of Post-Consumer Mixed Plastics” by B. Baruah, C. Lievens, B. Vanderweeen, K.M. Van Geem. Link to the presentation

 

ICPHD, International Conference on Petroleum, Hydrogen and Decarbonization, 3-5 November, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (India) – Oral presentation: “Empowering reaction engineering for a net zero chemical industry” by K.M. Van Geem. Link to the presentation

 

EuChemS, European Chemical Society – 6th EuChemS conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 3-6 September, Salerno (Italy) – Oral presentation: “In-situ catalytic upgrading of plastic waste fast pyrolysis oil” by P. Soldatos, A. Margellou, S. Torofias, V.L. Yfanti, A. Lemonidou, K. Triantafyllidis

 

EUROPA CAT 2023, 15th European Congress on Catalysis, 27 August to 1 September, Prague (Czech Republic) – Oral presentation: “Catalytic upgrading of waste plastic pyrolysis oil” by P. Soldatos, A. Margellou, S. Torofias, V.L. Yfanti, A. Lemonidou, K. Triantafyllidis

 

KSABC, International Symposium 2023, Lab to market: Applied Biological Chemistry Materials, 18-20 June, ICC JEJU, Juju Island (Korea) – Poster presentation: “Plastic waste management in South Korea: current situation, limitations, and potential solutions” by J. Jeon, K. Kwak, K. Kwak, K. Kim, H. Kim, H. Kwak, C.A. Che, P.M. Heynderickx

 

45th Meeting of the Italian Section of The Combustion Institute, Joint meeting – The Belgian and Italian Sections of the Combustion Institute,18-31 May, Florence (Italy) – Oral presentation: “Thermochemical recycling of Polyethylene Terephtalate: experimental and kinetic investigation” by A. Locaspi, O. Akin, M. Havaei, M. Mehl, M. Pellucchi, R.J. Varghese, K.M. Van Geem, T. Faravelli. Link to the presentation

2022

Engaging in Horizon Europe Projects: what’s first?, 8 November, Chambre de commerce of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) – Oral presentation: “Greenrgize your process” by S.A. Theofanidis. Link to the presentation